Australia -- Victoria Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Jan 11/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A broad slow moving trough is centred over western Victoria while a ridge of high pressure lies south of Tasmania. The two systems are producing a humid and unstable northeasterly 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 with a weak high pressure ridge to follow on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayCloudy and humid. Rain, more widespread over western and central districts with locally heavy falls, easing later in the day. Isolated thunderstorms. Mild to warm with light to moderate north to northeasterly winds, tending fresh to strong east to northeasterly about the coast and shifting moderate southerly in the far west.Thursday 13 JanuaryCloudy and humid with areas of rain, becoming more widespread in the west later with locally heavy falls. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the northwest. Mild to warm with light to north to northeasterly winds, freshening about the coast and over western districts 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 Locally heavy falls, mainly on and north of the divide and in the west. Mild to warm with fresh to strong and gusty northerly winds shifting moderate to locally fresh west to southwesterly from the west.Saturday 15 JanuaryRain areas in the east clearing by the afternoon. Isolated morning drizzle patches in the south with morning fog patches in the north. Cloudy in the south and east at first with some sunny breaks developing during the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the north. Light to moderate south to southwesterly winds, fresh at times about the Gippsland coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Wednesday.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 02:33 on Wednesday 12 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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