Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 2/12 - 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 will pass south of Tasmania tonight. A low pressure trough is likely to develop over western Victoria during Saturday with a low pressure centre expected to form near southwest Victoria Saturday night. The trough will move across Victoria on Sunday as the low pressure system moves south of Tasmania. The next high pressure system will form over the Bight during the weekend and will extend a ridge towards Victoria on Monday, then move towards Tasmania later Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers in the southeast. Patchy rain in the north, extending southwards. Mostly cloudy with moderate to fresh easterly winds, strong and gusty in the south.Saturday 3 MarchRain areas extending throughout from the north and west. Heavy falls are likely to develop over the east, particularly about the ranges. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the southwest late in the day. Cool to mild and cloudy with moderate to fresh northeasterly winds, strong at times in the far east and near the Gippsland coast.Fire Danger -  Generally low to moderate, although locally high in the northwest.Sunday 4 MarchRain over the far northeast at first. Scattered showers elsewhere, more isolated in the northwest, gradually contracting to on and south of the ranges by the evening and becoming isolated. Mild and mostly cloudy with moderate to fresh westerly winds extending throughout.Monday 5 MarchIsolated showers on and south of the ranges. Fine over the northern plains. Cool to mild with moderate to locally fresh southwesterly winds.Tuesday 6 MarchIsolated showers on and south of the ranges. Fine over the northern plains. Cool to mild with moderate to locally fresh south to southwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Saturday.Product IDV10310
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