Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 1/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front from the Southern Ocean will bring a cooler southerly change to southern and western parts of the state today, continuing to the northeast early on Thursday. During this time, a high pressure system south of the Bight will strengthen before moving across New South Wales during Thursday and Friday, with any remaining precipitation limited to areas near the coast. Another southerly change is expected to move across southern and central New South Wales during Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayThe chance of a light shower in the central west. Isolated showers over the southern and central coasts. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Light winds in the northeast, with cool and fresh south to southwesterly winds extending across the remainder, tending strong and gusty along the southern coast.Thursday 2 MayEarly fog and frost patches about the southern highlands. Isolated showers in the east, contracting to the northern coast during the day. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to southwesterly winds extending throughout, fresh and gusty about the north coast.Friday 3 MayMorning fog patches about the coast and tablelands, and early frosts about the southern highlands. The chance of showers over the northern coast, easing. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Generally light and variable winds, becoming north to northwesterly across the south.Saturday 4 MayMorning fog patches about the coast and tablelands, and early frosts about higher ground. Isolated showers about the south coast and the southern alps. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Light and variable winds inland, and a fresh southerly change developing along the coast.Sunday 5 MayMorning fog patches about the tablelands, and early frosts about higher ground. The chance of showers about the south and the east. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Light to moderate north to northeasterly winds inland. Fresh east to southeasterly winds along the coast, becoming northeasterly during the afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Thursday.Product IDN10031
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