Australia -- Victoria Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Jan 12/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressures system near western Bass Strait is moving to the southwest while a high pressure system lies south of Tasmania. The two systems are producing a humid and unstable northerly flow across the state. Another low pressure system will develop over South Australia on Thursday as the high pressure system moves into the Tasman Sea. The low pressure system will move south on Friday as the accompanying low pressure trough moves across the State. A weak high pressure ridge will move over Victoria on Saturday then a cold front will move through Bass Strait on Sunday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayMostly cloudy and humid. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy falls over central districts and the northeast. Showers more isolated over western districts and Gippsland. Light to moderate north to northeasterly winds, tending fresh to strong east to northeasterly about the coast and shifting moderate to fresh northwesterly about the southwest.Thursday 13 JanuaryCloudy and humid with areas of rain, becoming more widespread in the north and west with locally heavy falls. Isolated thunderstorms possible. Mild to warm with light to moderate north to northeasterly winds, becoming fresh to strong and gusty about the coast and over western districts during the afternoon. Winds reaching gale force over elevated areas in the west later in the day.Friday 14 JanuaryCloudy and humid with widespread rain extending eastwards across the state. Rain clearing western districts during the morning and central districts during the afternoon and evening. Locally heavy falls possible, mainly over central districts and the northeast. Isolated showers or drizzle following the rain south of the ranges. Mild to warm with fresh to strong and gusty northerly winds shifting moderate to locally fresh west to southwesterly from the west. Northerly winds reaching gale force over elevated areas ahead of the change.Saturday 15 JanuaryMorning fog patches in the north. Rain areas in the east clearing by the afternoon. Isolated morning drizzle patches in the south. Mostly sunny in the north. Light to moderate south to southwesterly winds, fresh at times about the Gippsland coast.Sunday 16 JanuaryPartly cloudy in the south with isolated showers near the western and central coasts. Mostly sunny in the north. Mild to warm with light to moderate west to southwest winds, freshening near the coast in the afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Thursday.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 14:48 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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