MELBOURNE - Nov 21/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A stationary high pressure system over the northern Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the Queensland coast, while a trough of low pressure stretches from northwest to southeastern New South Wales. This trough is forecast to stall and decay over the northeast early Saturday as a high pressure ridge again becomes dominant in the region. Another trough looks set to develop over the state's south and west later Saturday and Sunday, bringing unsettled conditions to many districts although rainfall totals are unlikely to be significant. Throughout this period much of New South Wales will experience persistently hot days, although some relief appears likely early next week in the form of a more substantial cold front which should return temperatures to closer to average. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayAfternoon showers and thunderstorms in the northeast, more likely on the tablelands, and possibly in the far west during the afternoon or evening. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. A hot to very hot day in all except southeastern areas. Northeast to southeasterly winds near the coast, tending north to northwesterly inland.Fire Danger - Very High: Greater Hunter, New England, Northern Slopes, North Western, Central Ranges, Southern Ranges, Upper and Lower Central West Plains, Southern Slopes, Eastern and Southern Riverina, Far Western and ACT.Sunday 23 NovemberThe slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in all areas except the far northeast, with the activity becoming more likely through central and eastern districts during the afternoon. A hot to very hot day in central and northern districts. Northeast to northwesterly winds in the northeast, with southwest to southeasterly winds extending through the remainder.Monday 24 NovemberFine in the northeast. The slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in all remaining areas, more likely in the southeast and the central west. Clearing in the southwest later. Hot in the north. Mainly northeast to northwesterly winds, turning cooler southwesterly in the west during the day.Tuesday 25 NovemberFine in the west. Showers and possible thunderstorms in the northeast, and the chance of showers along the southern and central coasts and adjacent tablelands. Cooler southwest to southeasterly winds extending throughout.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Saturday.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 Fire Weather Forecast Areas 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 00:45 on Saturday 22 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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