MELBOURNE - Mar 25/13 - 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 weakening low pressure trough lies over northeastern New South Wales. A second high pressure system is centred over Victoria and is moving east. As this high shifts to the Tasman Sea during Tuesday, northerly winds will develop across the state, bringing warm to hot conditions across 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 MondayIsolated showers and possible afternoon thunderstorms about the northern coast. The chance of light showers about central parts of the coast. Fine elsewhere. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coast, tending light and variable inland.Tuesday 26 MarchPossible showers along the northern coast, and the chance of afternoon thunderstorms about the northern inland. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere, becoming warm to hot inland. Early fog patches about the coast and ranges. 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 and partly cloudy elsewhere, with warm to hot northeast to northwesterly winds freshening across the south and west.Thursday 28 MarchRain areas in the southwest, extending to southeast, central and northwestern areas during the day. Rain becoming more widespread about the southwest slopes and Alpine areas, with the chance of local thunder. Possible showers about the far north coast, otherwise fine and partly cloudy in the northeast. Warm to hot northeast to northwesterly winds, freshening across the south ahead of a cooler southwesterly change in the south and west.Friday 29 MarchShowers in the northeast, increasing during the afternoon with possible thunderstorms. Isolated showers in the southeast and northwest, clearing through the day. Fine in the southwest. Northerly winds in the northeast, and a southerly change extending across the remainder.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Tuesday.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 15:30 on Monday 25 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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