MELBOURNE - Mar 20/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A broad low pressure trough over South Australia will move east and deepen into a low pressure system that is likely to move into northwestern Victoria late today. The low is forecast to move southwards during Monday to be near western Bass Strait by late Monday. The low is expected to be slow moving during Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SundayPartly cloudy in the east with isolated showers developing, mainly about the ranges and the chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Showers and isolated thunderstorms also developing in the west, increasing to rain areas late in the day with local heavy falls possible. A mild to warm and humid day with moderate east to northeasterly winds, locally fresh near the coast.Fire Danger - Low to moderate.Monday 21 MarchAreas of rain and isolated thunderstorms with local heavy falls extending eastwards but easing from the northwest. Cool to mild and humid with moderate to fresh northeast winds, tending west to southwesterly later in the west.Tuesday 22 MarchRain areas, clearing from East Gippsland but redeveloping over the southwest. Isolated showers elsewhere. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh southwest to northwesterly winds.Wednesday 23 MarchAreas of rain over the southwest and across the ranges. Isolated showers elsewhere. A cool to mild day with moderate to fresh northwest to southwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Sunday.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 05:00 on Sunday 20 March 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. var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") document.write(""); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); else if (host[0] == "wdev") document.write("");
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