Australia -- Victoria Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Jan 10/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A broad slow moving trough will be centred over western Victoria today while a ridge of high pressure lies south of Tasmania. The two systems are producing a humid and unstable easterly flow across the state. The trough will strengthen on Wednesday and develop into a low pressure system over South Australia on Thursday as a high pressure system moves into the Tasman Sea. The low pressure system and accompanying low pressure trough will move across the State on Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayCloudy and humid with areas of rain, more isolated over Gippsland. Locally heavy falls over western and central districts. Isolated thunderstorms, more likely in the west and north. Mild with moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds, strong at times about the coast.Wednesday 12 JanuaryCloudy and humid with areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy falls over northern and central districts. Mild to warm with light to moderate north to northeasterly winds, tending fresh to strong east to northeasterly about the coast.Thursday 13 JanuaryCloudy and humid with areas of rain, becoming more widespread the west later. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the northwest with some heavy falls. Mild to warm with light to moderate east to northeasterly winds, becoming fresh to strong over western districts and about the coast during the afternoon.Friday 14 JanuaryCloudy and humid with widespread rain areas extending eastwards across the state and clearing western districts during the afternoon and evening. Mild to warm with fresh northerly winds shifting moderate westerly from the west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Tuesday.Product IDV10310 Weather & Warnings Australia Warnings Summary External Territories Major Cities Weather Maps Rainfall & River Conditions New South Wales Warnings Summary Forecasts Sydney Forecast NSW Forecast Areas Map Observations Sydney Observations All NSW Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Victoria Warnings Summary Forecasts Melbourne Metro Forecast Vic. Forecast Areas Map Observations Melbourne Observations All Victorian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Queensland Warnings Summary Forecasts Brisbane Forecast Qld. Forecast Areas Map Observations Brisbane Observations All Queensland Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Western Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Perth Forecast WA Forecast Areas Map Observations Perth Observations All WA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions South Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Adelaide Forecast SA Forecast Areas Map Observations Adelaide Observations All SA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Tasmania Warnings Summary Forecasts Hobart Forecast Tas. Forecast Areas Map Observations Hobart Observations All Tasmanian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Australian Capital Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts Canberra Forecast ACT Forecast Observations Canberra Observations Northern Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts Darwin and Rural Forecast NT Forecast Areas Map Observations Darwin Observations All NT Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Antarctic Global National Weather Services Radar Viewer Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Flood Warnings --> Weather Maps Satellite Images Agriculture Marine UV Protection Home About Us Contacts Careers Search Site Map Help Feedback Weather & Warnings Climate Information Water Information Radar RSS Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 02:03 on Tuesday 11 January 2011 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) Please note the Copyright Notice and Disclaimer statements relating to the use of the information on this site and our site Privacy and Accessibility statements. Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements. Please also note the Acknowledgement notice relating to the use of information on this site. No unsolicited commercial email.
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