MELBOURNE - Jan 2/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will drift slowly eastwards today and Tuesday. A trough of low pressure in far southwestern Victoria will extend to the northwest and southern central districts tonight. The trough is forecast to weaken early Tuesday. A cold front will extend from the west late Tuesday and quickly cross Victoria on Wednesday morning. A high in the Bight will extend a ridge across Victoria on Thursday. Another cold front will clip the coast late Thursday and Friday morning. Forecast for the rest of MondayHot moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds ahead of a milder southwesterly change over the southwest extending to the northwestern and southern central districts at night. Winds lighter in the east with evening seabreezes along the Gippsland coast.Tuesday 3 JanuaryHot with moderate to fresh northwest to westerly winds, milder seabreezes developing along the coast and pushing inland in the south during the day. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon and over western districts.Fire Danger - Very High, rising to Severe in the Northern Country.Wednesday 4 JanuaryScattered showers on and south of the ranges, more isolated in the north and clearing from the west during the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms contracting to the northeast ranges in the afternoon. Cooler, fresh southwesterly winds extending throughout in the morning and becoming strong near the coast.Thursday 5 JanuaryA dry, warm and mostly sunny day in the north. Cool and partly cloudy in the south with isolated showers developing near the coast in the late afternoon. Light to moderate southerly winds.Friday 6 JanuaryIsolated showers over Gippsland during the morning. Otherwise a dry and mostly sunny day. Mild in the south and warmer in the north with light southwest to southeasterly winds becoming variable inland during the afternoon. Coastal seabreezes developing in the afternoon and extending inland in the south during the day.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.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 | TAS 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 14:15 on Monday 2 January 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, 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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