Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Jul 22/16 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A series of cold fronts are forecast to move through southern parts of New South Wales from Friday to Monday, while a high pressure ridge gradually builds across the north of the state over the weekend. A vigorous northwest airstream is currently over much of the state ahead of the first cold front, but cooler conditions are expected to follow once this front moves over the state on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of FridayRain on the southern half of the ranges and western slopes, heavy about the Alps. Snow developing on the Alps above 1700 metres later in the evening. A shower or two over much of the remainder, but remaining fine on the north coast and northwest. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southeast and central west. Fresh to strong northwesterly winds, with damaging gusts possible in the southeast.Saturday 23 JulyMorning showers on the ranges, western slopes and parts of the coast, most likely about the southern slopes. Snow showers over the Alps lowering to about 1000 metres. Colder, with strong west to southwest winds, gusty over the ranges and Hunter. Remaining mild to warm on the north coast.Sunday 24 JulyThe chance of a shower over the southern inland, more frequent on the southern half of the ranges and western slopes. Snow showers over the Alps above 800 metres, and the chance of a late snow shower above 1000 metres over the remainder of the southern and central ranges. Fine along the coast and in the north. Colder north to northwest winds, freshening in the west.Monday 25 JulyShowers on the southern half of the ranges and western slopes, and the chance of a shower over the remainder of the far southern inland. Snow showers over the southern and central ranges above 900 metres in the morning. West to northwest winds, freshening over the ranges.Tuesday 26 JulyShowers on the southern half of the ranges and western slopes, falling as snow above 900 metres. Fine elsewhere. Northwest to southwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am 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 Industry Solutions Supplier Entry Point Facebook Google+ Youtube Blog Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 11:00 on Friday 22 July 2016 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2016, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
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