Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 2/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system to the northeast of Victoria will drift slowly northeastwards to be centred near the NSW mid north coast by this evening. On Tuesday a cold front will deepen over the Bight and approach western Victoria later in the day before crossing the State on Wednesday. Another cold front will affect Victoria on Thursday as an associated deep low pressure system moves across Tasmania.
Forecast for the rest of MondayWidespread areas of low cloud and fog over the southwest this morning. Patchy morning fog and frost elsewhere across the north. Patchy rain developing over the southwest in the late afternoon and evening. Otherwise a mild and mostly sunny day with light to moderate north to northwesterly winds and and local afternoon coastal seabreezes.Tuesday 4 SeptemberFine apart from the chance of isolated showers in the far southwest later. Mostly sunny at first but cloud increasing in the west during the afternoon. A mild to warm day with moderate to fresh northerly winds 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 shifting cooler northwesterly. Isolated thunderstorms possible, mainly near the change.Thursday 6 SeptemberScattered showers over the northeast and southwest with isolated showers elsewhere. Snow above 1500 metres. Cool with strong and squally northwesterly winds turning westerly during the day before easing from the west at night.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDV10310
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