MELBOURNE - Jun 8/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A large low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is moving slowly eastwards and will weaken during Friday. A strong high pressure system south of the Bight is virtually stationary and is not expected to move significantly during the remainder of this week. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayEarly frost over the northwest. Rain in Gippsland with local heavy falls over East Gippsland. Scattered showers in remaining southern and mountain areas with only isolated showers penetrating just north of the divide. Snow showers above 1200 metres. Cold with a fresh to strong southerly wind easing in the west.Friday 10 JuneWidespread showers in East Gippsland easing. Scattered showers over remaining southern areas becoming isolated during the day. Snow on the Alps. Fine and mainly sunny north of the divide after widespread morning frost. Remaining cool to cold with moderate southerly winds, fresh at times along the coast.Saturday 11 JuneIsolated showers on and south of the ranges, mostly contracting to Gippsland and coastal areas during the day. Isolated snow showers over the Alps contracting southwards. Fine and sunny over the northern inland after early frost. Remaining cool to cold with moderate south to southeast winds.Sunday 12 JuneIsolated showers in southern areas. Early inland frost over the north. A cool day with a moderate southerly wind.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDV10310 Weather & Warnings Australia Warnings Summary External Territories Major Cities Weather Maps Satellite --> 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 HomeAbout UsContactsFreedom of InformationCareersSearchSite MapHelpFeedback Weather & WarningsClimate InformationWater InformationRadarRSSLearn About Meteorology This page was created at 20:30 on Wednesday 8 June 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") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _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); })();
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