MELBOURNE - Dec 22/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough over western New South Wales is weakening as a high pressure system over the the southern Tasman Sea strengthens a ridge to northwest. During Monday and Tuesday another trough will move across the west and southeast of the state and then it will stall over the northeast on Wednesday. This trough is expected to deepen during Thursday and and extend south. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayMostly clear in the far west and partly cloudy on the southern half of the coast and adjacent ranges. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere tending scattered in the northeast. Southeast to northeasterly winds, tending light and variable in the west. Dangerous Surf Conditions along the coast.Sunday 23 DecemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the eastern and central parts. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Northeast to northwesterly winds. Dangerous Surf Conditions along the coast.Fire Danger - Severe in Southern Riverina and Very High in Northern Riverina.Monday 24 DecemberThe chance of showers or thunderstorms in most districts, more likely in the east later in the day. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Hot to northerly winds ahead of a late, cooler southerly change in the south.Tuesday 25 DecemberPartly cloudy in the southwest. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms elsewhere, more frequent about the northeast and central ranges in the afternoon. Cooler southerly winds extending throughout.Wednesday 26 DecemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the northeast and isolated showers on the central coast and ranges, Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Sunday.Product IDN10031 Notice Board Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Meteorological Offices Cobar weather Coffs Harbour weather Lord Howe Island weather Moree weather Norfolk Island weather Wagga Wagga weather Other Information Coastal Wind Warning Reference Points Severe Thunderstorms in New South Wales Severe Weather in New South Wales Air pollution services for Sydney About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 05:45 on Saturday 22 December 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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