MELBOURNE - Jun 13/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak high pressure ridge stretches from New Zealand to the northern coast of New South Wales, and is expected to contract eastwards across the Tasman Sea today. A trough with an associated cold front and a low, is approaching from South Australia, and will move across New South Wales today and over the weekend. This system is forecast to bring a cold change and rain to most districts from today and into Sunday. There are indications that the low may deepen considerably over the Tasman Sea off the New South Wales South Coast during Sunday, while the next high pressure ridge strengthens from the west. Forecast for the rest of FridayAreas of rain in central and western districts, extending to the southeast during the day and to central parts of the coast late in the evening. Possible thunderstorms through southwestern districts. Snow developing on the Alpine peaks. Fine in the northeast, apart from the chance of a shower or two along the north coast. Early fog patches in the east. Morning frost on the ranges. Generally northerly winds in the east, with a cooler west to southwesterly change extending across the west.Saturday 14 JuneRain areas in the east, contracting to the southeast and easing to showers elsewhere during the day. Possible isolated thunderstorms in southern and central districts. Snow on the Alps. Fine in the west, apart from the some isolated showers in the southwest. Cool to cold west to southwesterly winds extending throughout.Sunday 15 JuneRain areas along the west slopes and and ranges, and along the southern and central coast, easing and contracting to just the southeast during the day. Cool to cold west to southwest winds, strong in the southeast.Monday 16 JuneIsolated showers on the southern ranges and South West Slopes, possibly extending west near the Victorian border. Possible early drizzle on the western slopes of the ranges. Fine elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds, tending northwesterly in southern inland districts later.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.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 05:30 on Friday 13 June 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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