MELBOURNE - Aug 21/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front near Adelaide will reach southwest Victoria later this morning, then weaken as it slides southeastwards across western and central districts during the afternoon. A stronger cold front will cross the Bight to reach western Victoria Wednesday night then extend to eastern Victoria on Thursday morning. Another cold front will move across Bass Strait early Friday, while an associated low pressure system will pass to the south of Victoria. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayEarly fog and frost patches over the northeast. Scattered showers developing in the southwest during the morning then becoming more isolated as they extend to central and northwestern areas later in the afternoon and evening. Remaining fine in the far east. A cool to mild and partly cloudy day with northerly winds, fresh to strong in the southwest and central districts, shifting northwest to westerly and easing later in the afternoon and evening.Wednesday 22 AugustScattered showers over the southwest and also over the northeast ranges but only isolated showers developing elsewhere. Early fog and frost patches inland then a generally mild day with moderate northerly winds, freshening later.Thursday 23 AugustShowers, most extensive in the west and along the northern slopes of the dividing range, and tending to rain areas about the northeast ranges. The chance of hail and thunder in the west later. Snowfalls lowering to 1000 metres by Thursday night. Cool to cold and cloudy with moderate to fresh northwest to westerly winds.Friday 24 AugustScattered showers over the southwest and about the eastern ranges, with isolated showers over most remaining areas. Showers falling as snow above 900 metres, rising to 1200 metres by the end of the day. Cool to cold with a moderate to fresh west to northwesterly wind.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board StormSafe Awareness Week 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 Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 04:45 on Tuesday 21 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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