New South Wales local weather

Scattered showers in the northeast and across the south, becoming more frequent on the southern ranges and slopes later. Thunderstorms possible on and west of the ranges. Snow on the southern ranges above 1500m initially, lowering to areas above 1100m in the evening. Possible raised dust in the west. Fresh and gusty north to northwesterly winds, reaching gale-force on the higher parts of the southern ranges, ahead of a fresh and gusty westerly change sweeping across the west this evening.