MELBOURNE - Nov 4/14 - 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 over the western Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the New South Wales coast with a low pressure trough and associated cold front in the southwest of the state. The trough is forecast to move across to the northeast of the state during today with storms and showers developing during the afternoon on the central and northern ranges and adjacent coasts as a southerly wind change moves up the south and central coasts. The trough will move through the far northeast of the state on Thursday with a high pressure ridge developing over the southern Tasman Sea by the end of the day. Another trough is forecast to move through the state over the weekend. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayMedium chance of showers and thunderstorms in the east, increasing to a high chance in the northeast. Storms most likely during the afternoon, and possibly severe. Mostly sunny over the remainder. Hot in the northern inland. Northeast to northwesterly winds in the northeast, fresh near the coast. A south to southwest change extending through the remainder.Fire Danger - Very High over the Upper and Lower Central West Plains, Northwestern, Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, North Coast, Central Ranges and Eastern Riverina.Thursday 6 NovemberHigh chance of showers and storms in the northeast, most likely during the afternoon. Fine remainder, apart from some drizzle over the eastern slopes of the central ranges during the morning. Southeast to southwesterly winds extending throughout.Friday 7 NovemberSlight chance of showers along the northern coast and adjacent ranges. Fine remainder. Southeast to northeast winds.Saturday 8 NovemberSlight chance of showers about the far northern coast early in the morning. Early fog patches in the east. Otherwise fine and mostly sunny. Mainly northeast winds, although turning southwest in the far west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Wednesday.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 04:30 on Wednesday 5 November 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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