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View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 5:17 am EST on Sunday 19 May 2013.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system lies over the southern Tasman Sea while a high north of Adelaide extends a ridge to the south. These system are producing a southwesterly airstream over eastern NSW. The high and ridge will move slowly east over the weekend to lie over eastern parts of the state on Monday. A low pressure system and associated rain band is expected to affect the state next week.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

Sunny. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 14 and 18.

UV Alert from 10:40 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Newcastle 18
Sunny. Maitland 19
Sunny. Singleton 18
Sunny. Gosford 18
Sunny. Scone 18

Monday 20 May

Mostly sunny. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 19.

Tuesday 21 May

Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 22.

Wednesday 22 May

Cloudy. Patchy rain from the morning. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 18.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.

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