MELBOURNE - Jul 4/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A large high pressure system situated south of Adelaide is drifting slowly eastwards and will be centred near southwest Victoria Thursday night. The high will move across the State on Friday, then continue moving slowly eastwards across the Tasman Sea during the weekend. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers in the south, scattered in East Gippsland, falling as snow above 1100 metres. Partly cloudy with light to moderate southerly winds.Thursday 5 JulyIsolated showers in the south, mainly near the coast, falling as snow above 1100 metres. Fine and mostly sunny in the north. Patchy morning fog near the ranges. Early inland frost, locally severe in the northeast, then a cool day with light southwest to southeasterly winds.Friday 6 JulyIsolated showers near the coast contracting to Gippsland during the afternoon. Fine inland after early fog and frost. A cool and mainly sunny day with light and variable winds.Saturday 7 JulyFine after early frost and morning fog patches. A cool and mainly sunny day with light northerly winds.Sunday 8 JulyFine after early frost and morning fog patches. A cool and mainly sunny day, although high cloud increasing in the west. Light to moderate northerly winds, fresh at times near the ranges and in the southwest.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 08:30 on Wednesday 4 July 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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