South Coast Forecast

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Forecast issued at 5:15 am EDT on Tuesday 23 October 2018.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure lies over the state, while a cold front approaches from the west. The ridge will shift northeast and weaken as the front moves through the west and south today, and the northeast on Wednesday. A second ridge is forecast to move across much of the state in the wake of the front.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and early evening. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 32.

Fire Danger: Illawarra/Shoalhaven: Very High; Far South Coast: High

Sun protection 9:10am to 4:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Location	Min	Max
Batemans Bay	–	31
Bega	–	29
Merimbula	–	25

Wednesday 24 October

Cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the north, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 20.

Thursday 25 October

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Friday 26 October

Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the north. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeasterly during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 23.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Tuesday.

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