MELBOURNE - May 20/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure ridge over New South Wales is weakening. During Wednesday and Thursday a low pressure trough will move across the state followed by an upper trough. The surface trough will deepen into a low off the central coast on Thursday night or early Friday before moving rapidly east to southeast during Saturday. Behind the trough another high pressure ridge is expected to develop across New South Wales on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayFog and frost on the ranges and western slopes. Rain developing in the far west late in the day and clearing showers on the western slopes of the far southern ranges. The chance of a coastal shower at first in the far south. Cloud increasing from the west in the remainder. West to southwest winds in the southeast. Northeast to northwest winds remainder.Wednesday 22 MayCloudy. Rain extending throughout. Northeast to northwest winds, tending west to southwest in the far west.Thursday 23 MayRain throughout, clearing from the west later but increasing near the southern and central coasts with possible heavy falls. South to southeast winds, tending light and variable in the northeast.Friday 24 MayRain and showers in the eastern half with possible heavy falls near the southern and central coasts. Partly cloudy in the west. Southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDN10031 Notice Board Changes to Marine Wind Warnings Media Releases Marketing 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 19:00 on Monday 20 May 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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