MELBOURNE - Apr 30/16 - 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 Tasman Sea extends a ridge across northeast New South Wales while a weak trough lingers over the central parts of the state today. During Sunday a gusty cold front will cross western and central New South Wales, weakening over the northeast on Monday. A new high pressure ridge will then strengthen over New South Wales in the wake of the front. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers in the west and south, tending to rain areas over central parts of the state. The chance of thunderstorms in the west, more likely over the far southern inland and southern slopes and then over the Upper Western later. Early fog patches in the northeast, then fine, apart from the odd shower near the coast. Northeast to northwest winds, freshening across most southern and central districts.Sunday 1 MayIsolated showers across most of the state, more likely over the ranges and western slopes. The chance of a thunderstorm on and west of The Divide. Showers clearing from the west during the day. Fresh northeast to northwest winds, tending strong in the southeast. A cool and gusty west to southwesterly change in the west and south during the day.Monday 2 MayIsolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms over the northeast. Local early frost about the southern Tablelands. Southwest to northwest winds inland, north to northeasterly near the coast.Tuesday 3 MayIsolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms over the northeast, clearing from the west during the day. West to northwesterly winds, tending fresh across the south.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.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 06:15 on Saturday 30 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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