MELBOURNE - Jul 10/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system over western Victoria will move southwards across western Bass Strait tonight before weakening as it passes south of Tasmania on Wednesday. Another low pressure system and associated trough is expected to slowly approach Victoria from the west during Wednesday and Thursday. The low will gradually move eastwards across Bass Strait and Tasmania on Friday and Saturday as a cold front approaches. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayRain areas in the east, widespread about the northern slopes and northeast at first with locally heavy falls, contracting to the northeast ranges this evening, only patchy light rain over Gippsland. Scattered showers elsewhere becoming isolated over the northwest this evening. Isolated thunderstorms in the north. Snow on Alpine peaks above 1600 metres. Moderate to fresh northeast to northerly winds, strong and gusty about the eastern ranges.Wednesday 11 JulyScattered showers and drizzle about the ranges and over the northeast, becoming isolated during the afternoon. Isolated showers possible elsewhere, scattered at first about the southwest coast. Morning fog patches over the northwest. Snowfalls above 1500 metres. Cool with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds.Thursday 12 JulyScattered showers over most districts, becoming widespread about the northeast, although only isolated showers possible over Gippsland. Isolated thunderstorms in the north and west. Snow contracting to the Alpine peaks. Cool to mild and mostly cloudy with moderate to fresh northerly winds.Friday 13 JulyScattered showers, mainly over the northeast and southwest. Isolated showers elsewhere. Isolated thunderstorms in the west. Snowfalls about the Alpine peaks, lowering to around 1000 metres during the day. A cool and mostly cloudy day with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds, tending southwesterly in the west.Saturday 14 JulyScattered showers over the eastern ranges, isolated showers elsewhere, clearing from the northwest during the afternoon. A cool and mostly cloudy day with moderate to fresh west to northwesterly winds.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 11:30 on Tuesday 10 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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