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Satellite image. NSW Thu 12:00 pm EDT

New South Wales

Thu 12:00 pm EDT

Low cloud is being driven over the NSW coasts and ranges south of Newcastle in fresh and cool southerly winds, delivering a few light showers. Patchy cloud in the northeast near a trough is no longer causing any showers. Skies are clear elsewhere under a ridge of high pressure.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 10:23AM on Thursday 11 March 2010

Strong Wind Warning for NSW Coastal Waters North of Port Hacking.

Flood warning

Issued at 11:17AM on Thursday 11 March 2010

Major Flood Warning - Culgoa, Bokhara, Narran

Flood warning

Issued at 10:20AM on Thursday 11 March 2010

Moderate Flood Warning - Warrego River.

Flood warning

Issued at 11:30AM on Thursday 11 March 2010

Major Flood Warning - Paroo River

Flood warning

Issued at 10:31AM on Thursday 11 March 2010

Moderate Flood Warning - Barwon-Darling US Bourke.

State Centres Forecast

Albury

Mostly sunny

12 - 26

Mostly sunny

Bega

Mostly cloudy

11 - 23

Mostly cloudy

Broken Hill

Mostly sunny

10 - 23

Mostly sunny

Canberra

Mostly sunny

8 - 21

Mostly sunny

Coffs Harbour

Showers

18 - 24

Showers

Dubbo

Mostly sunny

14 - 25

Mostly sunny

Lismore

Showers

19 - 24

Showers

Newcastle

Showers

18 - 24

Showers

Orange

Mostly sunny

8 - 19

Mostly sunny

Sydney

Possible shower

18 - 23

Possible shower

Tamworth

Cloud increasing

15 - 26

Cloud increasing

Wagga Wagga

Mostly sunny

11 - 25

Mostly sunny

Wollongong

Possible shower

17 - 21

Possible shower

Four Day Outlook

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Showers in the east increasing. Chance showers in the interior otherwise dry. Cool with showers in the east. Fresh winds. Drier inland with chance storms, mainly north. Scattered showers along the east coast.. Heaviest showers north east, dry inland. Showers persisting east of the ranges. Generally dry and warm inland.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Charlotte Pass, NSW -3.0°C
Maximum: Moree, NSW 28.9°C

Coastal Waters

Canberra Lakes

Southeast 10/15 km/h, shifting easterly 15/25 km/h late.    

Far North Coast

S 15/20 knots at first, strengthening to S/SE 20/30 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Hunter Waters

S/SE 20/30 knots, easing to SE 15/20 knots during the afternoon or evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Illawarra

S/SE 20/25 knots, easing to SE 15/20 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Mid North Coast

S/SE strengthening to 20/30 knots during the morning. Easing to 15/20 knots in the south during the evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

South Coast

SW/SE 20/25 knots in the north and 15/20 knots in the south, easing to SE 10/15 knots in the afternoon/evening.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Sydney Inshore

S/SE 18/23 knots, easing to SE 10/15 knots in the evening.  Sea: Up to 0.5 m  

Sydney Offshore

S/SE 20/30 knots, easing to SE 15/20 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m