Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 15/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is slowly moving east and weakening maintaining a ridge to the north and a low pressure trough is moving from the west towards New South Wales. This trough will cross the state during Wednesday follow by a strong cold front bringing a significantly cold outbreak during Thursday and Friday. Behind the front another high pressure system is expected to move over southeastern Australia by Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated showers along the northern coast and adjacent ranges, scattered on the coastal fringe at first. Patchy rain in the west, tending widespread over the northeastern inland and central and southwestern slopes. The chance of a little rain reaching central parts of the coast in the evening. Snow developing on the Alps above 1500 metres. North to northeasterly winds.Wednesday 16 JulyPartly cloudy in the west. Rain areas in the east, contracting to the western slopes of the ranges. Snow on the Alps above 1200 metres. West to northwesterly winds.Thursday 17 JulyPartly cloudy in the northwest and near the coast. Isolated showers elsewhere tending scattered on the western slopes of the southern and central ranges. Snow showers on the Alps and on the southern and central ranges above about 800 metre. Gusty westerly winds.Friday 18 JulyIsolated showers in the eastern inland tending scattered on the western slopes of the southern and central ranges with snow showers above about 700 metres. Partly cloudy in the west and near the coast. Cold and gusty south to southwesterly winds.Saturday 19 JulyThe chance of showers near the central coast. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southwest to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Wednesday.Product IDN10031
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