Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 13/15 - 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 near New Zealand is moving southeast, maintaining a ridge towards the New South Wales coast. A low west of Bass Strait and an associated trough of low pressure extending through the west of New South Wales are expected to move east, bringing a west to southwesterly change to the coast during Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure should then move over the state as the low slips away to the southeast, maintaining a southwest to southeasterly airstream on Thursday. Winds should tend back to the northwest to northeast on Friday ahead of another southwest to southerly change expected to reach the far south in the evening.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayRain or showers in most districts, clearing from the west tonight. Isolated thunderstorms inland, possibly severe in the north. Freshening northeast to northwesterly winds turning west to southwesterly in the far west.Wednesday 14 JanuaryShowers over the eastern half contracting to the northeast during the morning, and mostly clearing by the evening. Showers on and west of ranges over the southern half clearing later. Isolated thunderstorms over the northeast. Fresh northeast to northwest winds ahead of a west to southwest change spreading through the west and south.Thursday 15 JanuaryIsolated showers along the coast and adjacent ranges. Chance of isolated early morning thunderstorms on the far north coast. Fine west of the Divide. South to southwesterly winds.Friday 16 JanuaryIsolated showers along the coast and adjacent ranges. Fine west of the Divide. Northeast to northwest winds.Saturday 17 JanuaryFine throughout apart from the chance of late showers on the south coast. Northeast to northwest winds tending southwest to southeasterly during the day.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Wednesday.Product IDN10031
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