MELBOURNE - Sep 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front will reach far southwest Victoria around midday, then will move across the State this afternoon and evening. Another cold front will move across southern Victoria on Thursday, with a further front crossing Tasmania on Friday. On Saturday a high pressure system will move over northern Victoria. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayEarly fog patches in Gippsland and over the northeast. Mild to warm with a freshening northwesterly wind ahead of a cooler west to southwesterly change reaching the far southwest corner around midday then extending eastwards during the afternoon and evening. Areas of rain following the change although only isolated showers are likely for the northwest.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. Snowfalls lowering to around 1000 metres. Isolated hail and thunder possible in the south and east. A cool to cold day with with fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds.Friday 14 SeptemberIsolated showers in the southern and mountain areas, 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.Saturday 15 SeptemberIsolated showers in the south clearing during the afternoon. Fine over the north. A cool to mild day with a light to moderate west to southwesterly wind, fresh at first about the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.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 03:30 on Wednesday 12 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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