MELBOURNE - Feb 26/13 - 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 lies over western New South Wales while a strong high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to the far north coast directing warm and moist air across much of the state. A cold front approaching from the west will enter the west of the state today, crossing central parts on Thursday and northeast on Friday. Behind the front another high is expected to move towards Tasmania extending a ridge to the northeast of the state in a wake of the front. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayPartly cloudy in the northeast with isolated showers near the far north coast. Showers or rain and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere. North to northeast winds ahead of a southwest change in the west.Thursday 28 FebruaryIsolated showers in the far northeast and partly cloudy in the far southwest. Showers or rain areas and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere. North to northeast winds before a southerly change in the west and southeast.Friday 1 MarchRain areas and isolated thunderstorms in the northeast. Showers on the south and central coasts an ranges. Partly cloudy in the remainder. South to southeast winds extending throughout.Saturday 2 MarchIsolated showers in the northeast tending scattered near the coast and isolated showers on on the southern half of the coast and adjacent ranges tending scattered on the coast fringe. Partly cloudy elsewhere. East to southeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Wednesday.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 02:30 on Wednesday 27 February 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, 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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