MELBOURNE - May 23/16 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front has moved through most of New South Wales today, although the northeast corner will not be affected until early Tuesday. In the wake of this front a high pressure system, currently over South Australia, will drift east during the next day or two, reaching the Tasman Sea on Wednesday. Another cold front is expected to cross the state during the second half of the week, with most areas likely to receive some rainfall. Forecast for the rest of MondayA shower or two about southern parts of the western slopes and adjacent ranges, clearing during the evening. A snow shower or two in Alpine areas above 1600 metres. Fine elsewhere. Northwesterly winds in the northeast, with gusty west to southwesterly winds extending across the remainder.Tuesday 24 MayFine and mostly sunny. Early frost patches about the highlands. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds in the east, tending light in the west and far northeast.Wednesday 25 MayWidespread morning frost on the ranges and slopes. Showers developing across the southern inland, mainly near the Victorian border. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. North to northwesterly winds.Thursday 26 MayShower or rain areas in most districts apart from the far northeast, more likely over the southern inland. Snow above 1800 metres about the Alps, lowering to 1500 metres by evening. West to northwesterly winds.Friday 27 MayThe chance of showers in most districts, most likely in the east during the morning, and west later in the day. Snow showers on higher parts of the Alps. Westerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.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 17:45 on Monday 23 May 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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