MELBOURNE - Aug 28/13 - 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 the western Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the northern New South Wales coast, while a low pressure trough approaches the state's west. This trough will move through western districts later today, then weaken as it reaches the coast during Friday. Following this, another high is expected to develop across the region during the weekend, and should remain the dominant feature into the new week. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayThe chance of showers across southern and central districts, more likely near the Victorian border. Showers becoming scattered later in the afternoon about the Riverina and southern ranges, with the chance of thunderstorms. Morning fog patches in the northeast. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. A warm day in most areas, with northerly winds becoming fresh to strong and gusty over the western inland, and along the southern coast. A late westerly change in the west.Friday 30 AugustThe chance of showers in the east, mainly about the southern slopes, clearing during the day. Otherwise fine and mostly sunny. A west to southwesterly change extending throughout.Saturday 31 AugustPossible showers across southern and central districts. Fine and partly cloudy in the north. Very warm to hot in the northwest. Northwesterly winds in the west, southeast to northeasterly winds along the coast.Sunday 1 SeptemberFine and sunny throughout. Wind light and variable, becoming east to northeasterly along the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.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 Business Entry Point Facebook Google+ Youtube Blog Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 20:00 on Wednesday 28 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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