Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 5/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is slowly moving east and weakening maintaining a ridge to northwestern New South Wales and directing very hot northerly winds across the inland parts of the state. During today a weak trough will move across the south of the state but very hot conditions inland will continue as another high moves towards Tasmania extending a ridge behind the front. The next change will move through the state during Tuesday and Wednesday and temperatures inland are expected to become slightly milder.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayThe chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms about the southern ranges and central ranges, south coast, and central inland. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Very hot west of the ranges. North to northeast winds, freshening along the coast in the afternoon, before tending light to moderate southerly on the south coast and in the far southwest.Sunday 6 JanuaryIsolated showers along the northern coast and adjacent ranges. The chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms about the southern ranges through to the far northwest. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot to very hot in the west. Northeast to southeast winds.Fire Danger -  Very High: Greater, Hunter, central & southern ranges, and parts of the slopes, plains &Riverina.Monday 7 JanuarySunny. Hot to very hot in the west. Southeast to northeast winds on the coast, east to northeasterly inland tending northwesterly in the south.Tuesday 8 JanuarySunny. Hot to very hot northwesterly winds ahead a milder southerly change in the south and near the central coast.Wednesday 9 JanuaryIsolated showers about the north coast and adjacent east ranges. Mostly sunny remainder. Hot to very hot northwesterly airstream in the north of the state ahead of milder southwest to southeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Sunday.Product IDN10031
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