Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 20/17 - 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 lies over southeast Australia, while a trough approaches from the west. The trough will cross the state on Monday and Tuesday as the high shifts to the Tasman Sea, but is not forecast to have any significant impact. Following this, a high pressure ridge is expected to become the dominant feature in the region during the second half of the week.
Forecast for the rest of SundayA shower or two along the coast between about Gosford and Port Macquarie. A late shower or some patchy rain in the far west. Fine elsewhere. Southerly winds near the coast, fresh in the north. Light winds inland, tending northerly in the west during the afternoon. Hazardous surf conditions along the coast.Monday 21 AugustPatchy rain or showers west of the Divide, becoming more likely over the southern inland. Snow developing on the Alps above 1100 metres. Morning frost about the ranges and slopes. Mostly fine although partly cloudy east of the Divide. Daytime temperatures above average over the northern inland, but below average elsewhere. Northeast to northwesterly winds, freshening in the west during the afternoon. Hazardous surf conditions north from the Illawarra in the morning contracting to northern parts of the coast in the afternoon.Tuesday 22 AugustSlight chance of a shower on the far north coast. Morning frost about the ranges and slopes. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Daytime temperatures near average in the southwest and above average elsewhere, especially in the northeast. Winds light and variable, becoming west to southwesterly over the inland.Wednesday 23 AugustA few showers over the southern inland, mainly about the southwest slopes of the ranges, falling as snow above 1400 metres. The chance of a shower on the far south coast. Morning frost about the ranges and slopes. Fine elsewhere. Daytime temperatures near average in the southwest and above average elsewhere, especially in the northeast. Winds generally light southwest to southeasterly.Thursday 24 AugustA few showers along the coast and adjacent ranges, particularly about central parts, falling as snow above 1100 metres. Fine in the west. Morning frost patches on the highlands. Daytime temperatures near average in the southwest and above average elsewhere, especially in the northeast. Southwest to southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDN10031
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