Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 7/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure system is moving east/northeast over the central Tasman Sea, and is combining with a high over central Australia to direct a west to southwesterly airstream over New South Wales. The high will move across northern NSW and into the northern Tasman Sea today and Tuesday, and gradually weaken. A strong cold front will cross New South Wales during Wednesday and Thursday, with northwesterly winds strengthening ahead of a cold, strong and gusty westerly change. Further snowfalls are expected about the southern and central ranges with the passage of this front.
Forecast for the rest of MondayDrizzle patches about the western slopes of the southern ranges, with light snowfalls above 1400 metres. Isolated showers possible about the exposed parts of the south coast, clearing. Partly cloudy about the southern inland, mostly sunny remainder. Light to moderate west to southwesterly winds in the east, northwesterly in the west.Tuesday 8 JulyMorning drizzle patches over the western slopes of the southern ranges, with light snow possible above 1400 metres. Morning fog and frost areas, particularly about the ranges and western slopes. Mostly sunny elsewhere. West to northwesterly winds becoming north to northwest and strengthening in the west.Wednesday 9 JulyIsolated showers in the southern and central inland tending scattered in the south during the day and widespread on the western slopes of the southern ranges. Snow on the southern ranges above 1300 metres, lowering to about the 900 metre level, and isolated snow showers on the central ranges above about 1100 metres later. Mostly sunny and quite mild in the north and along the coast. Early frost patches about the ranges. Strengthening northwesterly winds before a cold, strong and gusty westerly change, expected in the west during the morning, the southeast in the afternoon/evening, then the northeast at night.Thursday 10 JulyIsolated showers over the southern and central inland, tending scattered on the ranges and western slopes. Snow showers above about 900 metres on the central and southern ranges, retreating to higher levels during the day. Possible isolated showers about southern parts of the northern ranges with snow above about 1100 metres. Mostly sunny along much of the coast and in the north. Cold, fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds, possibly reaching gale-force in the southeast.Friday 11 JulyIsolated showers over the southern inland, more widespread about the western slopes of the ranges with snow above 1300 metres on the Alps. Fine and Mostly sunny remainder. Early frost about the ranges. Westerly winds easing and tending northwesterly, though remaining moderate to fresh in the south.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.Product IDN10031
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