MELBOURNE - Dec 12/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high over Tasmania is gradually extending a ridge along the New South Wales coast in the wake of a trough, which now stretches across Queensland and the Tasman Sea. During the weekend this high will drift slowly east, resulting in a weaker pressure pattern and mostly fine conditions across the state. The next low pressure trough is expected to approach from the west late on the weekend, bringing showers to some districts as it crosses New South Wales early in the new week. Forecast for the rest of FridayShowers along the northern coast and ranges, and possibly along southern and central parts. Fine west of the Divide, apart from the chance of a shower over the Northwest Slopes. Southeasterly winds throughout, fresh and gusty in many districts. Dangerous surf conditions along the central and northern coasts.Saturday 13 DecemberShowers along the northern coast and ranges, and possibly along southern and central parts in the morning. Fine and mostly sunny west of the Divide. East to southeasterly winds, fresh at times in the northeast. Dangerous surf conditions along the central and northern coasts.Sunday 14 DecemberThe chance of a shower or two about the northern coast and adjacent ranges, and late in the day along the southern border. Fine and mostly sunny in the west. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coast, tending mostly light and variable inland.Monday 15 DecemberThe chance of showers in most southern and eastern districts, with possible afternoon thunderstorms along the ranges and the southern inland. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Northeast to southeasterly winds near the coast, with light winds in the west becoming fresh northwesterly later in the day.Tuesday 16 DecemberThe chance of showers in central and eastern districts, with the possibility of afternoon thunderstorms in the east. Fine in the west. Northwest to northeasterly winds in the east, and northwest to southwesterly winds in the west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am 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 10:45 on Friday 12 December 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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