MELBOURNE - Sep 11/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high in the Bight extends a ridge of high pressure into western New South Wales, while a trough and cold front cross the state's southeast. This trough will move northwards along the coast tonight and Friday, with the high shifting eastwards in its wake. By Saturday the high should be centred over the Tasman Sea, maintaining a ridge along the coast as a trough develops over the northern inland. Another front, albeit a fairly weak one, is forecast to cross southern parts of the state during Sunday. A weak low pressure system appears likely to develop near the state's western border early next week before moving towards the coast. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers on the Alps, extending to the southern coast at night. Fine elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds inland. Coastal seabreezes ahead of a gusty southerly change along the southern coast and central coasts.Friday 12 SeptemberIsolated showers or drizzle patches along the coast and eastern ranges, mostly between about Kempsey and Batemans Bay, easing in the south later. Fine and mostly sunny west of the Divide. Morning fog patches in the east. Local early frosts on the southern ranges. South to southeasterly winds, turning northeasterly along the south coast in the afternoon.Saturday 13 SeptemberIsolated showers along the northern half of the coast and adjacent ranges, contracting to the northeast through the day. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Morning fog patches in the south and east. Local early frosts on the southern ranges. Light and variable winds inland, with east to northeasterly winds near the coast.Sunday 14 SeptemberFine apart from the chance of a morning shower or two along the northern coast. Mostly sunny, though some cloud developing in the south. Morning fog patches in the east. Local early frosts on the southern ranges. Northwest to northeasterly winds turning south to southwesterly in the south.Monday 15 SeptemberIsolated showers along the coast and adjacent ranges, becoming scattered in the north with the chance of thunderstorms. Possible showers across the southern inland. Fine across the central and northern inland. Morning fog patches in the east. Local early frosts on the southern ranges. Northeast to northwesterly winds in the west, tending northwest to southwesterly near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am 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 13:45 on Thursday 11 September 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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