MELBOURNE - Jun 26/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong high pressure system approaching from the west will slide south of Victoria overnight and will be located just east of Victoria by Wednesday afternoon. Another cold front will approach from the west during Thursday before slipping southwards. A low pressure system is expected to be located southwest of Tasmania by late Friday, an associated trough looks likely to move into western Victoria on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayPartly cloudy with light south to southeasterly winds.Wednesday 27 JuneWidespread areas of morning frost, locally severe in the North Central district. Isolated morning fog patches over the north and east. A fine and mostly sunny day. Cool with light winds tending northerly.Thursday 28 JuneLocal early frost in the east and early fog patches in Gippsland. Isolated afternoon showers about the eastern ranges falling as snow above 1600 metres. Isolated showers developing in the southwest and becoming more widespread with the chance of a local thunderstorm near the southwestern coast later in the day. A cool to mild day with moderate northerly winds becoming fresh and gusty over elevated areas in the afternoon.Friday 29 JuneScattered showers extending across the state apart from the far southeast. Showers tending more isolated over the northwest. Isolated thunderstorms possible in central and western districts. Snowfalls lowering to 1200 metres by late in the day. A cool to mild day with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds, locally strong about the ranges.Saturday 30 JuneScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in southern and mountain districts with isolated showers extending to the northeastern inland in the afternoon. Showers falling as snow above 900 metres. A cool to cold day with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds shifting west to southwesterly over the west during the day.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am 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 16:45 on Tuesday 26 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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