MELBOURNE - May 12/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A deep low pressure system south of Tasmania is moving steadily eastwards and will be centred over the Tasman Sea during Sunday. An associated front will cross Bass Strait early Sunday morning. The next high pressure system will cross waters south of the Bight during the weekend and will be centred near southwest Victoria on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayLocal morning frost in the north. Scattered showers and possible hail over southern and mountain districts, increasing to areas of rain over eastern suburbs of Melbourne and across parts of Gippsland tonight. Isolated showers penetrating just north of the divide, but generally dry across the northern plains. Showers falling as snow above 1300 metres. Cool to cold with fresh west to southwesterly winds, strong at times along the coast.Sunday 13 MayScattered showers over southern and mountain districts, more widespread over the southeast with isolated hail. Isolated showers over most northern areas but dry in the far northwest. Snow showers above 1400 metres. Cold with fresh southwesterly winds, strong to 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 1400 metres, rising to 1500 metres in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds.Tuesday 15 MayLocal morning frost . Isolated showers in southern and mountain areas, scattered over parts of Gippsland. Snow showers above 1700 metres. Light to moderate southwest to southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.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 06:30 on Saturday 12 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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