MELBOURNE - Jul 26/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over western Victoria will drift east to northeast over northern parts of the State during Wednesday. The high should then move over eastern New South Wales on Thursday and then move slowly over the Tasman Sea on Friday and Saturday. A cold front will approach western Victoria later on Friday, weakening as it moves across Tasmania later on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayMorning fog patches and areas of frost, locally severe in the northeast. A fine and mostly sunny day to follow. A cool to mild afternoon with light wind tending moderate north to northwesterly in the west.Thursday 28 JulyLocal morning fog and frost patches in the east. A fine, cool to mild day with patchy high cloud in the west. Moderate to locally fresh northerly winds.Friday 29 JulyPatchy rain developing at night in the west. Fine over the remainder with moderate northerly winds. Mild day.Saturday 30 JulyPatchy rain spreading to most districts, but clearing later in the west. Generally mild day with moderate northerly winds shifting westerly later in the west. Snowfalls possible on the Alpine peaks.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.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 20:00 on Tuesday 26 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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