MELBOURNE - Jul 15/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A large high pressure system just east of Tasmania will move gradually eastwards over the Tasman sea during the weekend. A cold front will approach Victoria from the west on Sunday but will weaken to a low pressure trough as it crosses the State on Monday. A low pressure system is expected to form off the New South Wales coast on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayA cold morning with extensive frost and patchy fog, particularly near and south of the ranges. Cloud increasing with isolated showers developing from the northwest during the afternoon and evening. A cool afternoon with light to moderate northeasterly winds.Sunday 17 JulyPatchy rain extending from the northwest to affect most of the State by evening, although generally remaining dry over East Gippsland. Snowfalls developing on the mountains above 1400 metres. Local early frost and fog in Gippsland. A cool to cold and mostly cloudy day with a freshening northerly wind.Monday 18 JulyPatchy rain contracting eastwards with isolated showers to follow. Snowfalls above 1200 metres. A cool to cold and mostly cloudy day with generally light winds.Tuesday 19 JulyScattered showers in Gippsland and isolated showers elsewhere with snowfalls above about 1200 metres. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh southerly wind.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.Product IDV10310 Weather & Warnings Australia Warnings Summary External Territories Major Cities Weather Maps Satellite Images 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 Weather Maps Satellite Images Agriculture Marine and Ocean UV Protection HomeAbout UsContactsFreedom of InformationCareersSearchSite MapHelpFeedback Weather & WarningsClimate InformationWater InformationRadarRSSLearn About Meteorology This page was created at 02:45 on Saturday 16 July 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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