MELBOURNE - Mar 27/13 - 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 weak low pressure trough lies over northeastern New South Wales. A second trough, with an associated cold front, is approaching from the west. Northerly winds between these system are bringing warm to hot conditions across New South Wales Wednesday and will do so through most northern and eastern districts on Thursday. Late today the cold front will reach the west of the state, preceded by unsettled conditions. The frontal system is then 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 WednesdayIsolated showers about the northern coast and ranges. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the far west. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere, with fresh and warm to hot northeast to northwesterly winds 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 near the Victorian border. Isolated 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 cool and gusty southwesterly change in the south and west.Friday 29 MarchRain areas in the northeast, easing to showers. Isolated showers in the southeast and northwest, mostly clearing during the morning. Fine in the southwest. Northerly winds in the northeast, and a southerly change extending across the remainder.Saturday 30 MarchThe chance of showers across the north, otherwise fine. Generally southeast to southwesterly winds, becoming light and variable inland.Sunday 31 MarchScattered showers in the northeast, possibly extending south to the Illawarra coast and west to the far northwestern inland. Fine elsewhere. South to southwesterly winds extending throughout.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Thursday.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 16:30 on Wednesday 27 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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