MELBOURNE - Jun 13/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over the south Tasman Sea extends a ridge to far eastern Victoria and is moving southeastwards. A low pressure system will deepen over Bight waters on Wednesday night and an associated cold front will slide southeastwards across Victoria late on Thursday. The low pressure system will become slow moving to the west of Tasmania on Friday before weakening on Saturday. A new low pressure system is expected to form over the Tasman Sea during Sunday as a high pressure system crosses the Nullabor. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers in the southwest. Partly cloudy with moderate to fresh northeast to northerly wind.Thursday 14 JuneScattered showers developing in the west and extending eastwards across the State although only isolated showers in the far north and southeast. Snow showers developing over Alpine peaks above 1700 metres. A cool to mild and mostly cloudy day with fresh north to northwesterly winds, locally strong over the southwest and about the ranges.Friday 15 JuneScattered showers over the eastern ranges falling as snow above 1500 metres. Isolated showers over most other districts although dry over the far northwest. A cool day with moderate northwesterly winds.Saturday 16 JuneAreas of rain developing in the northeast and isolated showers developing in most other districts, scattered in the far southwest. Snowfalls above 1200 metres. Early fog patches in the northeast. A cool and mainly cloudy day with light to moderate northwesterly wind.Sunday 17 JuneScattered showers in the south and about the ranges and isolated showers over the remainder. Snowfalls above 1400 metres. A cool and mostly cloudy day with moderate westerly wind, fresh along the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday.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 10:15 on Wednesday 13 June 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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