MELBOURNE - Dec 27/12 - 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 will contract to the northeast during Friday as a cold front crosses the southern Tasman Sea and a high pressure system moves towards Tasmania extending a ridge across the west and southeast of the state behind the front. During Sunday the high will move over the Tasman Seas strengthening the ridge to the north coast and the trough is expected to move west and weaken. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the far northern inland. Partly cloudy elsewhere. North to northeast winds ahead of a late southerly change in the southwest.Friday 28 DecemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the northeast, mostly inland. The chance of showers or thunderstorms on the south coast and adjacent ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southerly change moving through western, southern and central districts.Fire Danger - Very High in the southeast.Saturday 29 DecemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the northeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeasterly winds extending throughout.Sunday 30 DecemberIsolated showers coast and adjacent ranges. The chance of showers and thunderstorms on the northwest slopes and plains. Partly cloudy elsewhere. South to southeast winds.Monday 31 DecemberThe chance of showers in the northeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Friday.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 08:15 on Thursday 27 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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