Weather

Satellite image. NSW Thu 10:00 pm EST

New South Wales

Thu 10:00 pm EST

A swathe of cloud over much of inland and northern NSW, in a trough, is producing rain periods and the odd thunderstorm, tending heavy towards the QLD border. Cloud is breaking in the southwest and south as dry northerly winds push in.

Flood warning

Issued at 11:03AM on Thursday 29 July 2010

Flood Watch for Peel, Namoi, Castlereagh and Lower Gwydir Valleys for late Friday and Saturday

State Centres Forecast

Albury

Possible shower

8 - 16

 Possible shower

Bega

Late shower

4 - 19

 Late shower

Broken Hill

Rain

8 - 18

 Rain

Canberra

Possible shower

6 - 16

 Possible shower

Coffs Harbour

Rain developing

13 - 24

 Rain developing

Dubbo

Rain

11 - 18

 Rain

Lismore

Late shower

14 - 24

 Late shower

Newcastle

Rain developing

12 - 22

 Rain developing

Orange

Rain

8 - 13

 Rain

Sydney

Late shower

12 - 21

 Late shower

Tamworth

Rain developing

12 - 20

 Rain developing

Wagga Wagga

Showers

9 - 17

 Showers

Wollongong

Late shower

10 - 20

 Late shower

Four Day Outlook

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Rain clearing from the east early. Patchy light rain re-developing in west. Rain and isolated storms spreading throughout. A dry morning east of the ranges. Rain contracting to the northeast. Showers in the southwest. Late alpine snow. Strong cold change in the south with showers. Snow on the alps, with blizzard conditions.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Charlotte Pass, NSW -4.0°C
Maximum: Evans Head, NSW 24.0°C

Coastal Waters

Canberra Lakes

Northwest at 15/25 km/h.    

Far North Coast

Thursday: North to northwesterly around 10 knots. Chance thunderstorms.<p>Friday: North to northwesterly 10/15 knots tending northerly 15/20 knots during the afternoon then increasing to 20/25 knots later in the evening. Chance thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Hunter Waters

Thursday: North to northeasterly 10/15 knots. Chance thunderstorms.<p>Friday: North to northwesterly 10/15 knots. Chance thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Illawarra

Thursday: North to northwesterly 15/20 knots. Chance thunderstorms.<p>Friday: Northwesterly 10/15 knots tending north to northwesterly up to 10 knots around midday then increasing to up to 15 knots by early evening. Winds northwesterly up to 20 knots later in the evening. Chance thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Mid North Coast

Thursday: North to northeasterly up to 10 knots increasing northeasterly up to 15 knots by early evening. Chance thunderstorms.<p>Friday: North to northwesterly 5/15 knots tending north to northeasterly during the afternoon then tending northerly 10/20 knots by early evening. Chance thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

South Coast

Thursday: Northeasterly 10/15 knots possibly reaching 20 knots offshore. Chance thunderstorms.<p>Friday: West to northwesterly 5/15 knots tending north to northwesterly during the morning. Chance thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Sydney Inshore

Thursday: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.<p>Friday: North to northwesterly 10/15 knots, reaching 20 knots at times. Waters:0.5/1 metres.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  

Sydney Offshore

Thursday: Northerly around 10 knots increasing to 15/20 knots later in the evening. Chance thunderstorms.<p>Friday: North to northwesterly 10/15 knots increasing to about 20 knots later in the evening. Chance thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m