MELBOURNE - Aug 4/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front moving across central Bass Strait this morning will slide away southeastwards. A stronger front will follow across southern Victoria and Bass Strait later this afternoon as a low pressure systems moves south of Tasmania by tonight, and then moves away to the southeast early Monday. A high pressure system will then drift across New South Wales later on Monday and Tuesday with a weak ridge crossing Victoria. Another cold front will move through Victoria during Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SundayScattered showers on and south of the ranges and isolated showers over the northern plains, clearing later from the northwest. Snowfalls lowering to 800 metres by the evening. Local hail and thunder in the south, mainly in the afternoon. Generally cool at first with fresh northwesterly winds, strong about the coast and ranges but becoming colder in the afternoon and evening as winds gradually turn squally west to southwesterly.Monday 6 AugustIsolated showers in southern and mountain areas, scattered near the coast and on the eastern highlands during the morning but the showers mostly clearing by the evening. Local hail at first in the southeast. Snowfalls down to 900 metres in the morning, rising above 1300 metres in the afternoon. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh westerly winds, strong about the coast at first but easing then tending northwesterly at night.Tuesday 7 AugustEarly frost and fog patches over the northeast. A generally fine and mostly sunny day, although still the chance of a light shower on the eastern highlands and about the southwest and South Gippsland coast. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh northwest to northerly winds, strengthening later over southern and elevated areas.Wednesday 8 AugustIsolated showers in most southern and mountain areas, becoming scattered over the southwest. A cool and partly cloudy day with moderate to fresh north to northwest wind, strong at first over southern and elevated areas.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Meteorological Offices Mildura weather Other Information Coastal Wind Warning Reference Points Severe Thunderstorms in Victoria About Graphical Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Vic About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services 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 20:45 on Saturday 4 August 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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