Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 1/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over northeastern Victoria will drift slowly northeastwards today to be centred near the NSW mid north coast on Monday. Meanwhile a weak cold front will brush the southwest and central coast later today before slipping southwards. On Tuesday a low pressure trough will deepen over the Bight and will approach western Victoria later in the day. The trough will cross the State on Wednesday as further fronts approach from the southwest.
Forecast for the rest of SundayWidespread areas of morning frost. Patchy morning fog. A mainly sunny day throughout apart from the chance of a late shower about the southwest and central coast. Mild with light to moderate northerly winds, freshening in the southwest ahead of a west to southwesterly change reaching the west late in the day. Local afternoon seabreezes developing along the Gippsland coast.Monday 3 SeptemberFine after morning frost and local morning fog patches inland and isolated early morning showers near the coast. Mild to warm with generally light winds and local afternoon coastal seabreezes.Tuesday 4 SeptemberFine until isolated showers develop in the southwest later. Mostly sunny at first but cloud increasing in the west during the afternoon. A mild to warm day with a moderate to fresh northerly wind strengthening from the west later and locally reaching gale force at night.Wednesday 5 SeptemberAreas of rain, mainly about the ranges and over the southwest. Mild at first with strong and squally northerly winds but winds shifting cooler northwesterly. Isolated thunderstorms near the change.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.Product IDV10310
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