MELBOURNE - Oct 8/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak low pressure system off the north coast is moving further east this afternoon, as a high pressure system centred near Adelaide extends a ridge across the south of the state. The high will drift slowly eastwards across New South Wales over the next day or two, reaching the Tasman Sea on Thursday night or Friday morning. A low pressure trough will reach the far west of the state on Friday, and then move east to be over central parts of the state, bringing more unsettled weather for the weekend. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayMedium chance of showers along the north coast and adjacent ranges, and the slight chance of a late shower over the Monaro or Shoalhaven. Fine elsewhere, mostly sunny inland and partly cloudy along the coast. Southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh along the northern coast.Thursday 9 OctoberMedium chance of showers along the central and northern coasts, with a sight chance of extending to the adjacent ranges. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Some patchy morning fogs and light frost over the southern ranges. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coast, tending light and variable inland.Friday 10 OctoberMedium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the north and central west slopes and plains, with a slight chance extending to the Hunter, northern and central ranges. Slight chance of showers developing late in the day near the Victorian border. Fine elsewhere. Generally light winds, with fresh afternoon seabreezes along the coast.Saturday 11 OctoberHigh chance of showers over the northern inland, possibly extending to areas from the Illawarra to the east of the Upper Western district. A medium chance of thunderstorms through much of the northeastern third of the state. Fine in the far west and in the south. Northwest to northeasterly winds through the eastern half of the state, with fresh southerly winds developing in the far west and along southern parts of the coast.Sunday 12 OctoberHigh chance of showers over the northern ranges, with a moderate chance of showers across the rest of the eastern half of the state. The chance of thunderstorms over the northeastern third of the state. Dry in the far west. Northeast to northwest winds, with a south to southwest change in the far west later in the day.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Thursday.Product IDN10031 Notice Board Rainfall Forecast Terminology 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 15:00 on Wednesday 8 October 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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