South West Slopes Forecast Forecast for the rest of Monday Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers about the ranges, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1700 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north early this evening. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Tuesday 14 October Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Snow falling above 1300 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then turning south to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 18. Fire Danger - Southern Slopes: Low-Moderate UV Alert from 9:40 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High] Precis Icon Location Min Max Showers. Young 3 15 Weather Situation A cold front is currently moving through central parts of New South Wales, and is expected to move through the far north east on Tuesday morning. A low pressure centre will develop within the front on Tuesday somewhere offshore from the central part of the coast, and will intensify and move to be offshore from the Hunter or Mid North Coast by Tuesday night, bringing heavy rain and strong southerly winds to the central parts of the New South Wales coast. The low will slowly move further out into the Tasman Sea on Wednesday, with a high pressure system strengthening to the southwest. Winds and rain along the coast are likely to ease on Wednesday, however some coastal shower activity is likely to persist under the influence of an upper cool trough.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:43:34 +0000