MELBOURNE - Apr 29/16 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong and slow-moving high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge across New South Wales. This ridge is expected to gradually weaken over the next few days as the high moves further east. A weak low-level trough will linger over southwest and central New South Wales during Friday and Saturday, before a cold front is forecast to cross the state during Sunday and Monday. Forecast for the rest of FridayPatchy fog in the northeast and along the coast early this morning. Patchy rain through most central, southern and western districts, tending to areas of rain over the southern and central inland. Thunderstorms possible in the west. Fine and partly cloudy in the northeast, apart from the odd shower about the northern coast. Northeast to northwest winds, freshening in the west.Saturday 30 AprilRain or showers mostly in central parts and the southwest. The chance of thunderstorms in the west. Northeast to northwest winds.Sunday 1 MayShowers mostly in central and eastern parts. The chance of thunderstorms over the northeast. Fresh northeast to northwest winds turning cool and gusty west to southwesterly in the west and south during the day.Monday 2 MayIsolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms over the far northeast. Southwest to northwest winds, north to northeasterly near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST 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 05:45 on Friday 29 April 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); })();
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