MELBOURNE - Apr 26/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high over the western Tasman Sea extends a ridge into New South Wales, as a weakening trough lies across the state's northwest. This trough will move towards the northeast later today as a cold front passes to the south, bringing a southerly change to southern and central districts. The trough is expected to weaken over the northeast during Sunday as the next high moves from the Bight to the Tasman Sea. A stronger trough and associated cold front are forecast to affect the region during Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayA little patchy rain in the far west. Isolated showers in the southeast, mainly during the afternoon or evening. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Northwest to northeasterly winds, fresh in the southeast, before a southwesterly change through western and southern parts.Sunday 27 AprilIsolated showers about the coast and eastern ranges, tending scattered along the coastal fringe in the north with the chance of thunderstorms. Generally fine west of the ranges, apart from a little patchy rain in the Upper Western. East to southeasterly winds, fresh along the coast.Monday 28 AprilIsolated showers in the northeast, tending scattered along the coast at first. Fine elsewhere. Southeast to northeasterly winds, turning northerly across the south during the afternoon.Tuesday 29 AprilRain areas developing in the southwest, extending through central and southeast districts later in the day then easing in the west. Fine elsewhere, apart from the chance of early showers on the northern coast. Northeast to northwesterly winds ahead of a gusty west to southwesterly change in the south and west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.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 Marine 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 05:45 on Saturday 26 April 2014 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2014, 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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