Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 3/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A trough weakens over the northern inland while a high has developed in the Tasman with an associated ridge strengthening along the NSW coast. The high is expected to move slowly over the Tasman Sea while showers are possible over northeastern NSW in an onshore airstream through to early next week. A slow moving inland trough is likely to form in the far west by the weekend, but it is not expected to trigger any shower activity due to overall dryness of the airmass. At the same time, temperatures will rise within a stagnant airmass over the interior with a spell of hot temperatures expected in the west.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayThe chance of showers on the north coast and adjacent ranges. Fine in the remainder. East to southeasterly winds. tending northeasterly on the south and central coasts.Friday 4 JanuaryThe chance of showers on the north coast and adjacent ranges. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot in the western inland. Northwest to northeast winds.Fire Danger -  Very High most districts apart from northeast and far west.Saturday 5 JanuaryThe chance of showers on the north coast and adjacent ranges, more likely in the northeast. The chance of afternoon showers on the southern and central ranges. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot to very hot in the western inland. Northeast to southeast winds.Sunday 6 JanuaryIsolated showers along the north coast and extending to the adjacent ranges. Fine elsewhere. Hot to very hot in the western inland. Northeast to southeast winds.Monday 7 JanuaryScattered showers on the north coast and adjacent ranges, possibly extending southwards as far as the Illawarra coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot in the western inland. Southeast to northeast winds on the coast, east to northeasterly inland tending northwesterly in the south.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Friday.Product IDN10031
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