MELBOURNE - Sep 18/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A complex low pressure system is situated over the southern Tasman Sea, while a high is centred to the south of Adelaide. During the next few days the high will become the dominant feature in the region as it drifts slowly east, to be centred over the southeast of Australia during the weekend, and then moving to the Tasman Sea by the middle part of next week. An upper cool trough over the northeast will support some shower and possible thunderstorm activity along the north coast from Friday to Sunday, and an upper low may develop over southwest Queensland during the weekend, which may lead to some unsettled weather in the west near the Queensland border. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers about the southwest slopes and southern ranges, falling as snow above 1200 metres, clearing at night. An evening shower or two about the south of the ACT, southern coast, and Illawarra. Fine elsewhere. Sunny in the north, and partly cloudy in the south. Winds southwest to southeasterly, fresh and gusty about the southeast.Friday 19 SeptemberIsolated showers on the northern coast and adjacent eastern ranges, with isolated thunderstorms possible from the late evening. Fine elsewhere. Partly cloudy in the north, mostly sunny in the south. Areas of morning frost on the ranges, slopes and southern inland. South to southwesterly winds, fresh and gusty near the coast.Saturday 20 SeptemberIsolated showers about the northern coast and ranges, mainly afternoon, with the chance of thunderstorms. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Areas of morning frost on the ranges, slopes and southern inland. South to southeasterly winds.Sunday 21 SeptemberIsolated showers on the central and northern coasts, contracting northwards during the day. The chance of a shower or thunderstorm near the Queensland border in the west. Fine elsewhere. Partly cloudy in the north, mostly sunny in the south. Early frost patches on the ranges, mainly in the south. South to southeasterly winds, tending south to southwesterly in the far southeast of the state.Monday 22 SeptemberIsolated showers along the far north coast, and the chance of showers in the far northwest. Partly cloudy along the coast and ranges, sunny over the southern inland. East to southeasterly winds.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 17:15 on Thursday 18 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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