MELBOURNE - Aug 11/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong high pressure system south of the Bight directs a southerly airstream over New South Wales. The high will be slow moving over the next couple of days with shower activity expected near the coast and generally fine conditions in the west. A trough is expected to deepen over western Queensland Thursday and Friday, with rain likely to increase over northwest NSW. At this stage the trough is expected to move slowly east over the weekend with rain expected in most districts, easing in the west. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers along northern and central parts of the coast, increasing this evening. Dry, mostly clear elsewhere. South to southeasterly winds, fresh along the coast. Dangerous surf developing.Tuesday 12 AugustScattered showers along northern and central parts of the coast and adjacent ranges. Dry, mostly clear remainder. Early frosts about the ranges and western slopes. South to southeasterly winds, fresh along the coast. Dangerous surf.Wednesday 13 AugustScattered showers along the northern half of the coast and adjacent ranges. The chance of afternoon showers in the far northwest. Partly cloudy elsewhere. South to southeasterly winds, fresh along the coast.Thursday 14 AugustIsolated showers along the northern half of the coast and adjacent ranges. Patchy rain in the northwest. Partly cloudy remainder. Easterly winds.Friday 15 AugustRain areas about the northwest third or so. Isolated showers possible about the northern half of the coast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.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 10:30 on Monday 11 August 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] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _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); })(); var _nol = { pvar: { cid: "abm", content: "0", server: "secure-au" } }; (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = '//secure-au.imrworldwide.com/v60a.js'; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); })();
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