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Satellite image. NSW Wed 2:00 pm EDT

New South Wales

Wed 2:00 pm EDT

Thinning A little cloud over the northeast of NSW, in onshore winds, is bringing the odd shower. Cloud is being blown over the south of the state in strong southwesterly winds, but is causing little if any rainfall. Dry and clear in the north under a ridge of high pressure.

Flood warning

Issued at 09:54AM on Monday 8 March 2010

Final Minor Flood Warning - Bogan River.

Flood warning

Issued at 11:05AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Major Flood Warning - Culgoa, Bokhara, Narran

Flood warning

Issued at 10:26AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Moderate Flood Warning - Warrego River.

Flood warning

Issued at 10:31AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Major Flood Warning - Paroo River.

Flood warning

Issued at 10:29AM on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Moderate Flood Warning - Barwon-Darling US Bourke.

State Centres Forecast

Albury

Mostly sunny

10 - 23

 Mostly sunny

Bega

Mostly sunny

12 - 22

 Mostly sunny

Broken Hill

Mostly sunny

10 - 20

 Mostly sunny

Canberra

Mostly sunny

9 - 21

 Mostly sunny

Coffs Harbour

Late shower

20 - 26

 Late shower

Dubbo

Mostly sunny

13 - 24

 Mostly sunny

Lismore

Late shower

20 - 30

 Late shower

Newcastle

Late shower

19 - 25

 Late shower

Orange

Sunny

9 - 19

 Sunny

Sydney

Showers

19 - 22

 Showers

Tamworth

Mostly sunny

14 - 30

 Mostly sunny

Wagga Wagga

Sunny

12 - 22

 Sunny

Wollongong

Mostly cloudy

18 - 20

 Mostly cloudy

Four Day Outlook

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Cool in the east with showers along the coast. Dry in the west. 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.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Thredbo Top Station, NSW 2.0°C
Maximum: Moree, NSW 28.8°C

Coastal Waters

Canberra Lakes

Variable 10/15 kph becoming easterly at 15/25 kph for a period.    

Far North Coast

Wednesday: S/SE 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots later. Isolated thunderstorms.<p>Thursday: S/SE 20/25 knots increasing to 25/30 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Hunter Waters

Wednesday: S/SW 15/20 knots increasing to S/SE 20/30 knots during the day.<p>Thursday: S/SE 20/30 knots, decreasing to 20/25 knots during the morning and 15/20 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Illawarra

Wednesday: S'ly 20/30 knots.<p>Thursday: S/SE 20/30 knots, decreasing to 15/20 knots during the morning.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

Mid North Coast

Wednesday: S/SW 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots in the afternoon and reaching 20/30 knots in the south around midnight. Chance thunderstorms in north.<p>Thursday: S/SE 20/30 knots, decreasing to 20/25 knots in the south later in the day.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

South Coast

Wednesday: S/SW 25/33 knots south of Montague island, easing to 15/25 knots late in the day. S'ly 20/30 knots north of Montague Island.<p>Thursday: S/SE 15/20 knots reaching 20/30 knots in far north early, decreasing to S/SE 10/15 knots in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Sydney Inshore

Wednesday: S/SE 20/25 knots.<p>Thursday: S/SE 15/20 knots, easing to S/SE 10/15 knots by the evening.  Sea: Up to 0.7 m  

Sydney Offshore

Wednesday: S/SE 20/30 knots.<p>Thursday: S/SE 20/30 knots, decreasing to 15/20 knots during the morning.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m