MELBOURNE - Nov 24/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak low pressure trough lies over the far northeast of New South Wales while a high pressure system moves over southeastern Australia extending a ridge to the north. A cold front preceded by hot northwesterly winds is expected to cross the state late Wednesday and during Thursday, followed by another ridge of high pressure on Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdaySlight to medium chance of coastal showers in the northeast.The chance of afternoon thunderstorms over the far north coast and eastern ranges. Sunny west of the ranges. South to southeasterly winds along the coast tending northeasterly later in the day. Light winds inland.Wednesday 25 NovemberSlight chance of showers over the far north coast. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot in the west. Northwesterly winds inland, fresh and gusty in the south and west during the afternoon, before a late southerly change in the southwest. Fresh northeasterly sea-breezes developing along much of the coast.Fire Danger - Extreme: Northern Riverina; Severe: Eastern and Southern Riverina; Very High: Remainder except Southern and Northern Coast and central inland.Thursday 26 NovemberMedium chance of showers in the northeast, with the chance of thunderstorms about the tablelands. Slight chance of showers in the far south, near and behind the change, more likely on the coast. Sunny elsewhere. Hot to very hot in the north. Fresh northeast to northwesterly winds in the northeast, with a milder gusty southerly change extending through the remainder.Friday 27 NovemberSlight chance of showers along the coast and eastern ranges, apart from the far south. Showers more likely in the northeast. The chance of thunderstorms over the northern ranges. Sunny elsewhere. Hot over the northern plains near the Queensland border. Southwest to southeasterly winds extending through the state. Northwest to northeasterly at first over the far northeast.Saturday 28 NovemberSlight chance of showers along the coast and eastern ranges, more likely in the northeast. The chance of thunderstorms in the northeast. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot over the northern plains near the Queensland border. Light and variable winds inland, tending northeasterly along the coast.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 Lord Howe Island weather Moree weather Norfolk Island weather Wagga Wagga weather Other Information Sydney - Local Forecast Areas Alpine - Local Forecast Areas Canberra Alpine - Local Forecast Areas Canberra - Local Forecast Areas 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 13:00 on Tuesday 24 November 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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