MELBOURNE - Nov 26/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system centred over Bass Strait will move quickly away to the southeast during Sunday. A low pressure trough will move through Bass Strait Sunday night then a high pressure system will form over the Tasman Sea on Monday. The next front and associated low pressure trough will enter western Victoria Tuesday afternoon and will clear eastern Victoria by early Wednesday afternoon introducing a colder southwest to southerly airstream. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms tending to rain areas across parts of central and eastern Victoria with local heavy falls. Moderate to fresh west to southwest winds gradually extending throughout.Sunday 27 NovemberAreas of rain over central and eastern districts easing to drizzle, then contracting southeastwards and clearing by early afternoon. Isolated showers redeveloping over the southwest late afternoon and evening. A mild day in the south, warm in the north with generally light to moderate westerly winds fresh near the coast at first.Fire Danger - Low to moderate.Monday 28 NovemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms over southern and mountain districts. Warm inland with light to moderate northwesterly winds but milder near the coast with afternoon seabreezes.Tuesday 29 NovemberIsolated showers showers and thunderstorms in the east and also developing from the west during the afternoon and tending to rain in the far southwest at night. Warm to hot with freshening northerly wind shifting cooler west to southwesterly in the west later.Wednesday 30 NovemberA band of rain crossing the State. Scattered showers and local hail to follow, mainly affecting southern and mountain districts. Isolated thunderstorms. Colder southwest to southerly winds extending throughout and snowfalls developing over Alpine areas at night.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.Product IDV10310 Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaWarnings SummaryForecastsMelbourne Metro ForecastVic. Forecast Areas MapObservationsMelbourne ObservationsAll Victorian ObservationsRainfall & River ConditionsQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryAntarcticGlobal National Weather Services Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Agriculture Marine and Ocean UV Protection WARNINGS | WATER | CLIMATE Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Radar Maps Forecast Explorer™ NSW & ACT | VIC Rainfall Forecasts Climate Data Online Water Storage National Weather Services Marine & Ocean Water and the Land Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers | Sitemap | Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 08:00 on Saturday 26 November 2011 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility 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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