MELBOURNE - Mar 29/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak trough of low pressure over Victoria will clear eastwards on Friday as a cold front approaches from the west. The front will weaken as it slides southeastwards across the State during Saturday. A high pressure system will move rapidly eastwards across the State during Sunday then another cold front will weaken as it approaches southwest Victoria late Monday. Forecast for the rest of FridayFine apart from morning fog patches in the south and possible showers and thunderstorms about the eastern ranges during the afternoon. A warm and mostly sunny day with generally moderate northeast to northwesterly winds. Milder seabreezes developing along the Gippsland coast during the afternoon.Fire Danger - Moderate to high, reaching very high in the southwest.Saturday 31 MarchIsolated showers developing in southern and mountain districts. Warm, fresh northerly winds ahead of a cooler southwesterly change extending eastwards during the day and reaching the far east at night.Sunday 1 AprilIsolated showers mainly over northern and eastern districts, more widespread over the northeast with the chance of thunderstorms. Cool in the south, but milder north of the divide with generally light to moderate southerly winds.Monday 2 AprilFine and generally sunny apart from local morning fogs and isolated showers over the far east. A generally mild day with light winds ending northerly.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Friday.Product IDV10310 Weather & Warnings Australia New South Wales Victoria Warnings Summary Forecasts Melbourne Forecast Vic. Forecast Areas Map Observations Melbourne Observations All Victorian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Antarctic Global Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services 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 21:15 on Thursday 29 March 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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