Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 31/20 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A broad high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the northern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland, while a series of cold fronts approach from the west. The first of these fronts is forecast to slip across the south of the state this morning, before a second, stronger cold front moves across the state on Monday and early Tuesday. A low pressure system may form as the second front reaches the Tasman Sea on Tuesday, however this is expected to move quickly offshore as a new high pressure system moves over the state mid-week.
Forecast for the rest of SundayA shower or two about the southern inland and ranges, mainly near the Victorian border. Showers most frequent on the Alps, falling as snow above 1800 metres. The chance of a shower on the central ranges. Dry and partly cloudy elsewhere. Areas of morning fog through central and northern districts. Daytime temperatures below average across the southern inland, and near average through the remainder. North to northwesterly winds, freshening about the southern and central ranges. Damaging Winds on the Alpine peaks in the morning.Monday 1 JuneA few showers and the chance of a thunderstorm about the southern and central inland and ranges. A shower or two elsewhere across most of the state apart from the far northern inland and the far northern coast. Snow possible above 1200 metres on the southern ranges, with the chance of late snow flurries above 1200 metres on the central ranges. Daytime temperatures above average in the northeast, and slightly below average in the south. Northwesterly winds shifting cooler and gusty west to southwesterly during the day.Tuesday 2 JuneA few showers about the southern and central ranges, slopes and coast. The chance of a shower along the northern ranges. Snow possible on the northern and central ranges above about 1100 metres, and on the southern ranges above 1300 metres, mostly in the morning. Dry and partly cloudy in the far west. Daytime temperatures below average, particularly about the ranges. West to southwesterly winds, fresh about the ranges and along the southern coast.Wednesday 3 JuneThe chance of a shower along the southern and central western slopes. Dry and mostly sunny otherwise, although with hazardous surf conditions developing along the coast. Daytime temperatures average or slightly below average. South to southwesterly winds, fresh along the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.Product IDN10031
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