Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 2/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings
Nil.
Weather Pattern
An area of low pressure over northern Victoria will gradually weaken during
Thursday. A strong high pressure system well south of the Bight will move slowly
northeastwards to be located south of Tasmania on Thursday night then just
southeast of Victoria on Friday night. A weakening cold front will brush the
west coast overnight Friday then another front will reach western Victoria late
Sunday.   
Victoria
Tonight and Thursday: Isolated showers, mainly in the north and east. Isolated
afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the north. Morning fog patches. Local
early inland frosts then a cool to mild and partly cloudy day with light
northeast to southeast winds.
Friday:    Isolated showers near the Gippsland coast and in the southwest later.
Morning fog and frost patches inland then a cool to mild and partly cloudy day
with light winds, tending northerly in the west.
Saturday:  Isolated showers in the southwest. Morning fog and frost patches in
the east. Cool to mild day.
Sunday:    Morning fogs in the east. Patchy rain developing later in the west.
Cool to mild.
IDV10450
Forecast for Melbourne
Tonight and Thursday
Fine apart from morning fog patches and the risk of a shower or two. A partly
cloudy day with light winds.
Min 5    Max 15
Friday
Fine.                                       Min 5    Max 14
Saturday
Fine.                                       Min 7    Max 16
Sunday
Fine.                                       Min 8    Max 15
Trend for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Mainly fine. Cool. Windy.
IDV10460
Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tonight and Thursday: Northeast to southeasterly winds of 5 to 10 knots. Waves
less than half a metre.
Friday:    Northeast to northerly winds of 10 to 15 knots developing during the
morning.
Saturday:  Northerly winds freshening to 15 to 20 knots.
Sunday:    North to northwesterly winds of 15 to 25 knots.
Headline Melbourne: Mostly fine.

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STAT News Service

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