MELBOURNE - Feb 11/16 - 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 over the central Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast, while a weakening inland trough lies from the northwest to the southeast. Today an upper level feature will continue to move overhead, bringing the chance of a shower or thunderstorm to some eastern and central districts, while hot conditions persist in the west. On the Saturday a return to more stable weather is expected as the upper feature moves away, leaving only the odd shower or two near the coast. On Sunday a cold front will move through southern and western districts, bringing a shower or two and possible thunderstorm to the southeast and milder conditions in the southwest. Forecast for the rest of FridayThe chance of a shower or thunderstorm in most of the east, more likely about the central and southern ranges. Hot and mostly sunny in the west. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coast, freshening in the south. Light and variable winds inland, tending southerly in the south.Saturday 13 FebruaryFine apart from the chance of a shower or two on the far north and south coasts. Mostly sunny. Hot in the west. East to northeasterly winds near the coast, fresh in the south. Winds tending west to northwesterly inland.Sunday 14 FebruaryMedium chance of showers and a possible thunderstorm along the southern and central coast and ranges. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot over the northern inland. North to northeasterly winds in the north and east. A mild southerly change extending through western and southern districts.Monday 15 FebruaryShowers along the south and central coasts and eastern ranges, possibly extending to the western ranges and slopes and through the Hunter district, with the chance of thunderstorms. Fine and partly cloudy on the north coast. Fine and sunny in the remainder. Southeast to northeasterly winds on and near the coast, south to southwesterly inland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Friday.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 Supplier Entry Point Facebook Google+ Youtube Blog Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 04:00 on Friday 12 February 2016 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2016, 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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