Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 10/13 - 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 far northeastern New South Wales will move slightly westwards today and weaken as a high pressure system moves over the Tasman Sea extending a ridge to the north coast. A cold front/trough system preceded by hot to very hot northwesterly winds will move through the west and southeast of the state during Friday and then it will stall over the northeast on Saturday. This trough and front will bring a milder southwest to southerly change to southern districts during Saturday though hot conditions will continue through most central and northern areas over a next few days.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers and thunderstorms about the northern coast and ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. East to southeast winds. Dangerous surf conditions developing from the south.Friday 11 JanuaryThe chance of showers and thunderstorms in the northeast. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot with to very hot inland. Northwest to northeasterly winds.. Dangerous surf conditions.Fire Danger -  Very High to Severe in most of NSW and ACT.Saturday 12 JanuaryThe chance of showers and thunderstorms in the northeast and the chance of a showers in the far south. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot to very hot apart from the southeast. Northwest to northeast in the north. Southeast to southwest in the south.Sunday 13 JanuaryMostly sunny and hot to very hot in the western and central inland. Isolated showers elsewhere with the chance of thunderstorms in the northeast . Hot to very hot in the northwest. Northwest to northeast winds in the northeast, south to southeasterly winds in the remainder.Monday 14 JanuaryIsolated showers in the east and in the far northern inland. Partly cloudy elsewhere.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Friday.Product IDN10031
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