Weather

Satellite image. NSW Sat 3:00 pm EST

New South Wales

Sat 3:00 pm EST

Thick cloud streaming over NSW, as moisture is drawn into a trough, is causing areas of rain and isolated storms, with the heaviest rain staying west of the ranges. The trough is bringing potential for damaging winds and flash flooding over the south, west and central interior.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 11:10AM on Saturday 4 September 2010

Gale Warning for New South Wales Waters between Wooli and Gabo Island. Strong Wind Warning between Point Danger & Wooli

Severe weather warning

Issued at 10:36AM on Saturday 4 September 2010

Severe Weather Warning (Destructive Winds and Flash Flooding) for southern and inland NSW

Flood warning

Issued at 10:07AM on Saturday 4 September 2010

Minor Flood Warning - Castlereagh River

Flood warning

Issued at 15:36PM on Saturday 4 September 2010

Flood Warning - Murrumbidgee River

State Centres Forecast

Albury

Rain

9 - 14

Rain

Bega

Windy

8 - 19

Windy

Broken Hill

Possible shower

8 - 16

Possible shower

Canberra

Windy with showers

7 - 14

Windy with showers

Coffs Harbour

Rain

15 - 24

Rain

Dubbo

Clearing shower

8 - 17

Clearing shower

Lismore

Rain

17 - 23

Rain

Newcastle

Clearing shower

12 - 22

Clearing shower

Orange

Possible shower

6 - 10

Possible shower

Sydney

Sunny

13 - 21

Sunny

Tamworth

Clearing shower

12 - 20

Clearing shower

Wagga Wagga

Showers

8 - 14

Showers

Wollongong

Windy

14 - 20

Windy

Four Day Outlook

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Gusty northerly winds shifting northwesterly. Torrential rain spreading throughout. Rain clearing from the northeast. Snow on alpine peaks. Cooler winds throughout. Patchy rain and snow flurries in the south. Rain clearing from far northeast. Light patchy rain in the southeast. Scattered cloud but dry elsewhere.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Thredbo Top Station, NSW -2.0°C
Maximum: Casino, NSW 27.0°C

Coastal Waters

Batemans Coast

Saturday: Northerly 30/45 knots decreasing to 30/40 knots later in the evening.<p>Sunday: West to northwesterly 35/45 knots decreasing to 30/35 knots during the morning then tending westerly up to 30 knots around midday. Winds decreasing to westerly 15/25 knots by early evening.  Sea: Up to 5.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Byron Coast

Saturday: Northerly 25/30 knots. The chance of thunderstorms south of Cape Byron late this evening.<p>Sunday: North to northwesterly 20/30 knots decreasing to 15/25 knots during the morning then tending west to northwesterly 15/20 knots during the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms in the morning.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Canberra Lakes

North to northwesterly winds 15/20 km/h tending west to northwesterly 25/30 km/h from late morning.    

Coffs Coast

Saturday: Northerly 25/30 knots increasing to 30/35 knots during the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms late this evening.<p>Sunday: Northerly 25/35 knots tending northwesterly 20/30 knots around dawn then tending north to northwesterly 10/20 knots during the morning. Winds tending westerly 15/20 knots later in the evening. The chance of thunderstorms in the morning.  Sea: Up to 4.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Eden Coast

Saturday: Northerly 30/45 knots decreasing to 30/40 knots later in the evening.<p>Sunday: West to northwesterly 25/35 knots, reaching 40 knots at times, tending west to southwesterly up to 30 knots by early evening.  Sea: Up to 5.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Hunter Coast

Saturday: Winds inshore: Northerly 20/30 knots. Winds offshore: North to northeasterly 30/40 knots. The chance of thunderstorms during the evening, mainly north of Norah Head.<p>Sunday: West to northwesterly 30/40 knots decreasing to 25/35 knots during the morning then tending westerly 20/30 knots around midday. Winds decreasing to westerly 20/25 knots during the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms north of Port Stephens early in the morning.  Sea: Up to 4.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Illawarra Coast

Saturday: Northerly 30/40 knots. The chance of thunderstorms offshore early this evening.<p>Sunday: West to northwesterly 30/45 knots tending westerly up to 30 knots around midday then decreasing to 15/25 knots by early evening.  Sea: Up to 4.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Macquarie Coast

Saturday: Winds inshore: North to northeasterly 20/30 knots. Winds offshore: Northerly 30/40 knots. The chance of thunderstorms inshore during the evening, extending throughout late this evening.<p>Sunday: North to northwesterly 25/35 knots, reaching 40 knots at times, becoming northwesterly 20/30 knots around dawn then decreasing to 15/25 knots during the morning.  Sea: Up to 4.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Sydney Coast

Saturday: North to northeasterly 30/35 knots. The chance of thunderstorms offshore early this evening.<p>Sunday: Northwesterly 30/40 knots tending westerly up to 30 knots around midday then decreasing to 15/20 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 4.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Sydney Inshore

North to northeasterly 20/30 knots tending northerly 20/25 knots later in the evening.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m