MELBOURNE - Aug 4/13 - 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 over central Australia extends a ridge into northern New South Wales. A cold front developing over the Southern Ocean will reach western New South Wales on Tuesday, delivering another burst of showery and windy weather to southern and central parts before continuing to the northeast during Wednesday. Following this, a trough appears likely to remain over the Tasman Sea through to the end of the week, while the next high moves in from the west. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers about the western slopes of the southern ranges, falling as snow above about 1300 metres, lifting to above 1600 metres by evening. Morning fog and frost patches mainly along the ranges and western slopes. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. West to northwesterly winds, fresh and gusty across southern and central districts.Tuesday 6 AugustIsolated showers across the southern inland, becoming more widespread on the western slopes of the southern ranges and extending to central districts later. Snow on the Alps above 1600 metres lowering to above 1300 metres by the evening. Possible late showers about the southern coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. West to northwesterly winds, fresh and gusty across southern and central districts, turning southwesterly in the south later.Wednesday 7 AugustIsolated showers in the north and east, tending scattered about western slopes of the southern ranges and falling as snow above 1000 metres. Fine and partly cloudy in the southwest. Cooler south to southwesterly winds extending throughout.Thursday 8 AugustIsolated showers along the central and northern coasts, and adjacent ranges. Fine elsewhere. Southeast to southwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.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 MetEye™ 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 20:15 on Sunday 4 August 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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