MELBOURNE - Feb 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A trough of low pressure extends across eastern Victoria while a ridge of high pressure persists south of Tasmania. A low pressure system will likely develop off the south coast of NSW later today. On Sunday the low will move slowly to the southeast with the ridge of high pressure expected to remain across Tasmania on Monday. The high will move east of Tasmania on Tuesday and be located in the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayShowers over southern and mountain areas, tending to rain at times over the Otway ranges with possible heavy falls. Isolated showers over the northern plains. Isolated thunderstorms over central and eastern districts. Moderate to fresh southeast to southwesterly winds, but lighter over the northeast.Sunday 12 FebruaryScattered showers in southern and mountain areas. Mostly fine over the northern plains with just the chance of isolated showers near the ranges. Isolated thunderstorms mainly over the northeast. A mild day with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.Fire Danger - High in the north and northwest.Monday 13 FebruaryIsolated showers in the south, tending more widespread over Gippsland and near the Otway ranges. Fine in the north. A mild and partly cloudy day with a light to moderate southeasterly wind, fresh at times along the coast.Tuesday 14 FebruaryIsolated showers in the east, contracting to the eastern ranges by the afternoon. Fine elsewhere. A mild and mainly sunny day with light winds and moderate afternoon seabreezes near the coast.Wednesday 15 FebruaryIsolated showers developing in the southwest and over the northeast ranges. A warm day with moderate northeasterly winds shifting westerly in the the west later.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.Product IDV10310 Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaWarnings SummaryForecastsMelbourne 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 09:45 on Saturday 11 February 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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