MELBOURNE - Jan 13/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system south of the Bight is moving slowly east allowing weak cold fronts to pass over Tasmania tonight and Saturday. The high will pass over Tasmania on Sunday, reaching the Tasman Sea at night. The next cold front will move into the Bight late on Monday as the high approaches New Zealand. The front will likely weaken as it moves into western Victoria on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated light showers about the coast, possibly extending inland over the south tonight. Remaining dry over the north. Moderate to locally fresh south to southwesterly winds.Saturday 14 JanuaryIsolated light showers in the south contracting to the coast in the afternoon then clearing. Mild and partly cloudy in the south. Warm and mainly sunny in the north. Moderate to locally fresh south to southwesterly winds.Fire Danger - Low to moderate reaching high in the north and west.Sunday 15 JanuaryIsolated morning drizzle about the central coast and isolated afternoon showers developing about the northeastern ranges. Otherwise a dry and mostly sunny day. Warm with light to moderate east to southeast winds, milder near the coast with moderate to fresh afternoon seabreezes.Monday 16 JanuaryIsolated showers possible near the eastern ranges. A warm to hot and mainly sunny day with moderate northerly winds, although milder seabreezes developing in the afternoon about the coastal fringe.Tuesday 17 JanuaryMostly sunny morning with cloud increasing from the west in the afternoon and isolated showers developing over the southwest later in the day. Warm to hot northerly winds freshening in the afternoon ahead of a cooler south to southwesterly change over the southwest in the late afternoon and evening.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Saturday.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 07:30 on Friday 13 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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