MELBOURNE - Feb 10/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong high is moving east across the southern Tasman Sea maintaining a ridge along the New South Wales coast, while a low pressure trough lies over the state's west. A cold front will to pass to the south of the state during Wednesday and Thursday as the high moves further east and the ridge weakens. A new high is expected to follow the front, re-establishing a ridge over much of southeastern Australia. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayPartly cloudy in the far west and in the far northeastern inland. Medium chance of showers along the coast and adjacent ranges, increasing to high chance on the north coast, but clearing from the southern and central coasts early in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. Southeast to northeasterly winds, tending southerly in the far west.Wednesday 11 FebruaryPartly cloudy in the far west and in the far northeastern inland. Medium chance of showers near the coast and on adjacent ranges increasing to high chance on the north coast. Slight chance of showers elsewhere with the chance of thunderstorms. Hot day in the west. Southeast to northeasterly winds.Fire Danger - Very High in Southern RiverinaThursday 12 FebruaryPartly cloudy across the northern inland. Slight to medium chance of showers elsewhere with the chance of thunderstorms. Hot day in the west. Southeast to northeasterly winds.Friday 13 FebruarySlight to medium chance of showers and possible thunderstorms in the eastern half. Partly cloudy in the west. Hot day in the far west. North to northeasterly winds.Saturday 14 FebruarySlight to medium chance of showers in the east with the chance of thunderstorms in the southeast. Partly cloudy in the west. East to northeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Wednesday.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 Twitter Youtube Blog Google+ Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 16:30 on Tuesday 10 February 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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