MELBOURNE - Sep 10/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over eastern Victoria. A cold front will cross the Bight to approach western Victoria Wednesday morning, then move across the State during Wednesday afternoon and evening. Another cold front will move across southern Victoria on Thursday, with a further front crossing Tasmania on Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayEarly fog and frost patches inland, otherwise a fine, mild and mostly sunny day. Light wind tending northerly and afternoon seabreezes near the coast.Wednesday 12 SeptemberEarly fog patches in Gippsland. Scattered showers gradually extending from the southwest and tending to rain areas in the south. Mild to warm with a freshening northwesterly wind ahead of a cooler west to southwesterly change extending eastwards during the afternoon and evening.Thursday 13 SeptemberRain areas in the east at first. Scattered showers near the coast extending inland during the day, although more isolated over the northern plains. Snow falls lowering to around 1000 metres. Isolated thunderstorms possible in the south. A cool to cold day with with fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds.Friday 14 SeptemberIsolated showers in the south, mainly near the coast. Fine and partly cloudy in the north. A cool day with light to moderate west to southwesterly winds, fresh near the coast.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 03:00 on Tuesday 11 September 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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