MELBOURNE - May 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front over southwestern Victoria will move rapidly eastwards this morning to be east of the State by the afternoon. An associated low will deepen south of Tasmania resulting in a colder vigorous west to southwesterly airstream over Victoria during the weekend. Another cold front will cross Bass Strait on Sunday then a new high pressure system will approach from the Bight on Monday. Forecast for the rest of FridayScattered showers developing in the south and isolated showers developing in most other areas. A cool and fresh west to southwesterly change extending from the west in the morning and reaching the east by the afternoon.Saturday 12 MayScattered showers over southern districts with isolated hail. Isolated showers further north although dry in the far northwest. Snow showers above 1300 metres. Cool to cold with fresh west to southwesterly winds.Sunday 13 MayScattered to widespread showers over southern and mountain districts. Isolated showers over most northern areas but dry in the far northwest. Snow showers above 1400 metres. Cold with fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds, gale force about the coast, tending more southerly in the afternoon.Monday 14 MayIsolated showers in southern and mountain areas, scattered over parts of Gippsland. Snow showers above 1300 metres, rising to 1500 metres in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST 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 06:01 on Friday 11 May 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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