MELBOURNE - Apr 9/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold and unstable southwesterly airflow will continue over the State tonight. A high pressure system south of the Bight will move slowly eastwards and will be centred near southwestern Victoria by late Tuesday. The high will then move slowly across the state during Wednesday and Thursday, to be located over the Tasman Sea on Friday. Forecast for the rest of MondayScattered showers over southern and mountain districts. Local hail and thunder in the southeast, contracting eastwards. Isolated showers in the north clearing. Snow falls above 900 metres. Cool to cold with fresh southwesterly winds, strong at times near the coast.Tuesday 10 AprilIsolated showers over southern and mountain districts, scattered in the southeast at first, contracting to the coast by the evening. Isolated thunderstorms and hail in the far southeast during the morning. Showers falling as snow above 1200m during the morning and early afternoon. Cool with early frost patches in the north and moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds.Fire Danger - Low to moderate.Wednesday 11 AprilFine apart from isolated showers over east Gippsland and the central coast, clearing by the afternoon. Local early frost, then generally mild and becoming sunny with light south to southeasterly winds.Thursday 12 AprilFine apart from morning fog patches. A mild and sunny day with light northeast to northwesterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Friday 13 AprilFine apart from morning fog patches in the south and east. A mild to warm and sunny day with light north to northwesterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Tuesday.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 14:30 on Monday 9 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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