Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 16/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front approaching the west will move across Victoria on Friday. A low will develop over western Bass Strait Friday morning as the front crosses, it will move across northeastern Victoria and weaken late Friday as another low develops east of Bass Strait by early Saturday. This low will move eastwards over the Tasman Sea later Saturday as a high pressure system crosses the head of the Bight. The high will move across Victoria later Sunday and reach the Tasman Sea on Monday as another cold front moves across the Bight.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayScattered showers about the ranges and the southwest, tending more isolated elsewhere. Showers falling as snow above 1100 metres. Isolated thunderstorms possible about the west and north. A band of rain entering the western border at night. Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds.Friday 17 AugustAreas of rain extending to most districts but tending to scattered showers over the northwest. Isolated hail and thunder possible, mainly across the north and west. Snowfalls above 1000 metres. A cold day with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds turning fresh and gusty south to southwesterly from the west. Southwesterly winds becoming strong and squally in the west in the afternoon.Saturday 18 AugustRain areas in the south contracting to the far east in the afternoon. Isolated showers to follow near and south of the ranges, extending to the northwest in the afternoon. Snowfalls above 1000 metres. A cool to cold day with moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds.Sunday 19 AugustIsolated showers in the south, mainly over the far east and the far southwest. Dry over the north apart from the chance of an afternoon shower over the Wimmera and southern Mallee. A cool to mild day with generally light winds.Monday 20 AugustEarly frost and fog patches over the east. Isolated showers developing over western districts in the afternoon. Otherwise a mild and partly cloudy day with with light to moderate northerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Friday.Product IDV10310
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