MELBOURNE - Dec 17/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A trough in the northeast and southwest to southerly change are expected to affect the state during Thursday and Friday triggering possibly severe thunderstorms in the northeast this afternoon. A weak high pressure ridge should move over southern parts of the state later Friday and Saturday reducing the risk of thunderstorms. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayShowers and the thunderstorms in the northeast, possibly severe and mainly in the afternoon. Possible showers and thunderstorms about the southern and central coasts and eastern side of the ranges, and across the northern inland. Fine about the central and southern inland. East to northeasterly winds near the coast, and northwest winds inland, with southwesterly winds extending from the west.Fire Danger - Severe: Lower Central West Plains, Eastern Riverina; Very High: Southern and Central Ranges, Southern Riverina, Southern and Northern Slopes, North Western, Lower Central West Plains.Friday 19 DecemberThe chance of a shower or some drizzle patches about the tablelands, mainly in the evening. Fine and sunny elsewhere. Southeast to southwesterly winds extending throughout, fresh near the coast.Saturday 20 DecemberThe chance of showers or drizzle patches about the coast and adjacent ranges, more likely in the north. Fine and generally sunny west of the Divide. East to southeast winds near the coast, tending light and variable inland.Sunday 21 DecemberThe chance of showers and thunderstorms over the northeast and northern inland. The chance of an afternoon shower over southern coastal ranges. Hot and sunny in the far west. East to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 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 01:30 on Thursday 18 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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