MELBOURNE - Oct 26/14 - 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 in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the New South Wales Coast while a low pressure trough lies over western New South Wales. A front will move across the south and west of the state today, bringing with it a gusty wind change and considerably cooler temperatures to the south and west, along with the chance of showers and storms throughout. The front will reach the northeastern third of the state late tonight, with somewhat cooler conditions expected in these parts of Tuesday. A return to mostly dry conditions on Tuesday, with cooler conditions expected throughout. A high will develop in the Tasman Sea on Wednesday and its associated onshore flow may produce showers along central and northern parts of the coast. Forecast for the rest of MondayThe chance of showers and storms across most of the state, most likely over the Riverina district and western slopes of the southern ranges. Low rainfall totals expected over all but the western slopes of the far southern ranges. Hot northwesterly winds in the north, freshening and tending cooler southwesterly in the south. Northeasterly seabreezes near the coast, ahead of a fresh southerly change in southern and central parts.Fire Danger - Very high over large portions of the state, reaching Severe in the northeast.Tuesday 28 OctoberA slight chance of showers in the northeast. Dry and sunny for the remainder. Fresh and gusty west to southwest winds except for seabreezes along the coastal fringe.Wednesday 29 OctoberThe chance of showers along central and northern parts of the coast. East to southeast winds east of the Divide. South to southwest winds in the west.Thursday 30 OctoberThe chance of showers in the northeast. Dry over the remainder. Light winds, turning fresh northeasterly along the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Monday.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 00:00 on Monday 27 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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