MELBOURNE - Jun 20/14 - 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 the eastern Tasman Sea is weakening and a brief southerly change will move along the southern half of the New South Wales coast today. Another ridge is expected to form over New South Wales and the Tasman Sea on Sunday as a strong cold front crosses the Bight. This cold front is expected to bring a very cold and vigorous west to southwesterly airstream over the state during Monday. The cold windy conditions are expected to persist for much of the week. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers over much of the state, tending scattered on the western slopes of the southern ranges. Snow showers on the Alps above 1500 metres. Early fog patches in the east. West to northwesterly winds tending southwesterly in the west.Sunday 22 JunePossible isolated showers on the western slopes of the southern and central ranges. Snow showers the Alps above 1500 metres. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Light and variable winds, tending west to northwesterly.Monday 23 JuneIsolated showers in the south tending scattered on the western slopes of the southern ranges. Snow developing on the Alps. Possible sleet or snow in the southeast above 900 metres. Partly cloudy in the north. North to northwesterly winds, fresh to strong ahead of a gusty, cold westerly change in the west.Tuesday 24 JuneIsolated showers in the southern inland tending scattered on western slopes of the southern ranges. Snow on the Alps and possibly in the areas above 900 metres in the morning. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Cold westerly winds, fresh to strong in the southern and central parts.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 21:15 on Friday 20 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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