MELBOURNE - Mar 24/13 - 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 near New Zealand is maintaining a ridge towards southeast Queensland, while a low pressure trough lies over northeastern New South Wales. This trough is weakening as another high pressure system approaches from the west. As the high shifts to the Tasman Sea early in the new week, northerly winds will develop across the state, bringing warm to hot conditions in most districts. The next cold front is expected to move fairly quickly across the region during Thursday and Friday, accompanied by rain areas and a cooler southerly change. Forecast for the rest of SundayScattered showers and thunderstorms in the northeast, easing during the evening. Fine elsewhere. Northwest to northeasterly winds about the coast, and in the northeast. West to southwesterly winds elsewhere.Monday 25 MarchIsolated showers and possible afternoon thunderstorms about the northern coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coast, tending light and variable inland.Tuesday 26 MarchIsolated showers along the northern coast, and the chance of afternoon showers or storms about the northern inland. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere, becoming warm to hot inland. East to northeasterly winds, freshening about the southern coastWednesday 27 MarchThe chance of showers about the northern coast and ranges. Late showers developing in the far southwest. Fine elsewhere, with warm to hot northeast to northwesterly winds freshening across the south and west.Thursday 28 MarchRain areas across the south, extending to central and northwestern areas during the day. The chance of thunderstorms across the south. Possible showers about the far north coast, otherwise fine in the northeast. Warm to hot northeast to northwest winds, freshening across the south ahead of a cooler southwesterly change in the south and west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Monday.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 15:00 on Sunday 24 March 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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