MELBOURNE - Feb 16/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough will move slowly across eastern Victoria tonight, becoming stagnant about the northeast ranges. The trough will linger near northeastern Victoria on Friday and Saturday. Another high pressure system will develop to the southwest of Tasmania on Friday before drifting well to the south on Saturday. The next cold front will move through Victoria later on Sunday, with the next high pressure system moving towards the Bight on Monday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly over central and eastern districts and tending scattered about the eastern ranges. North to northwesterly winds ahead of a southwesterly change extending to east at night.Friday 17 FebruaryScattered showers and thunderstorms over the east, becoming isolated near the coast. Isolated early showers about the Otway coast, but fine over remaining districts. Warm to very warm in the north but mild in the south. Generally light to moderate south to southeasterly winds, fresh at times along the coast.Fire Danger - High in the north and west.Saturday 18 FebruaryIsolated showers in the east and near the central coast tending scattered over the eastern ranges. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the eastern ranges. Fine elsewhere. Light to moderate southeasterly wind becoming fresh to strong along the coast. Generally warm to very warm.Sunday 19 FebruaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms mainly in the east and near the coast. Moderate west to southwesterly winds extending to central districts by the afternoon. Generally warm to very warm, though becoming cooler in the southwest.Monday 20 FebruaryScattered showers in the east, becoming isolated in remaining southern districts and clearing from the west. Isolated thunderstorms in the east. Warm in the north, mild in the south. Moderate to fresh southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Friday.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 12:15 on Thursday 16 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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