MELBOURNE - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system is south of Adelaide and a weak low pressure trough is over northeastern Victoria. The high will drift eastwards towards Tasmania on Saturday as the low pressure trough weakens further over northeastern Victoria and a new low pressure trough forms over South Australia. The high will become established over the Tasman Sea early next week. The next low pressure trough will approach southwestern Victoria on Monday before moving through southern Victoria on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of FridayFine apart from isolated showers and thunderstorms in the far east. Light to moderate south to southeasterly winds, fresh at times about the coast.Saturday 21 JanuaryMorning drizzle patches near the coast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in parts of the north and east during the afternoon and evening, mainly about the ranges. Mild to warm in the south and warm to hot over the north with light to moderate southeast to easterly winds, fresh to strong near the coast in the afternoon and evening.Fire Danger - Moderate to High, reaching Very High in the Mallee.Sunday 22 JanuaryFine apart from drizzle patches in Gippsland clearing and the chance of isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the west. Generally warm to hot and sunny with light to moderate east to northeasterly winds, milder in the southeast with fresh easterly winds.Monday 23 JanuaryFine. A warm to hot and mostly sunny day with moderate east to northeasterly winds and fresh afternoon seabreezes near the coast.Tuesday 24 JanuaryFine apart from isolated showers and thunderstorms over the eastern ranges. Warm to hot in the north and at first in the south with light to moderate northeasterly winds but a milder southerly chance extending to southern areas during the day.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 11:00 on Friday 20 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); })();
---
STAT News Service
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.