MELBOURNE - Apr 3/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A ridge of high pressure will move over the State during Wednesday and Thursday, with the next front expected to enter western Victoria Friday afternoon, reaching central districts during the evening. The front will clear eastern districts early Saturday as a stronger front crosses waters south of the Bight. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine apart from local morning fogs and isolated showers about the far eastern ranges during the afternoon. A warm and mostly sunny day with light winds and afternoon seabreezes near the coast.Fire Danger - Low to moderateThursday 5 AprilFine apart from local morning fogs and isolated showers about the far eastern ranges during the afternoon. A warm to hot and mostly sunny day inland with light winds and milder afternoon seabreezes developing near the coast.Friday 6 AprilWarm to hot with a moderate to fresh northerly winds. Scattered showers entering western districts during the afternoon along with a cooler southwesterly change extending to central districts at night.Saturday 7 AprilScattered showers in the east at first. Isolated showers over remaining southern and mountain districts tending to contract to the coast during the afternoon. Generally cool with fresh southwesterly winds easing.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.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 23:45 on Tuesday 3 April 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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