MELBOURNE - Jan 30/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low centred to the east of Bass Strait is the dominant weather system in the region, directing a generally southerly airstream over New South Wales. This low will remain very slow-moving tonight and Saturday as a high passes to its south. Later on the weekend the low is expected to weaken and move away to the east, with a new high south of the Bight building a ridge along the New South Wales coast. As the coastal ridge strengthens at the start of the new week, a trough is forecast to deepen over the inland. Forecast for the rest of FridayThe chance of showers in the southeast, and about the Hunter and Mid-North coasts. Fine elsewhere. Northerly winds in the far northeast. Southeast to southwesterly winds elsewhere, fresh near the southern coast. Dangerous surf conditions along the coast.Saturday 31 JanuaryThe chance of showers in the southeast, and near the northern coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Northerly winds in the far northeast. Southeast to southwesterly winds elsewhere, fresh on the southern coast. Dangerous surf conditions along the coast.Sunday 1 FebruaryThe chance of showers on and east of the ranges, more likely along the coastal fringe. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds tending southeasterly near the coast.Monday 2 FebruaryShowers along the coast, becoming more frequent in the north, possibly extending to parts of the central and northern inland during the day. The chance of thunderstorms about the central ranges and northeast. Fine in the west. South to southeasterly winds.Tuesday 3 FebruaryShowers on the northern coast, possibly extending to the northern inland during the afternoon. The chance of showers about the southern and central coasts. Fine elsewhere. South to southeasterly winds.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 11:00 on Friday 30 January 2015 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2015, 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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