Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 22/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front will approach western Victoria tonight, then move rapidly across the State on Sunday as an associated low pressure system moves south of Tasmania. The next high pressure system will move from the Bight to western Victoria late Monday, then cross Victoria on Tuesday before moving out over the Tasman Sea on Wednesday. A low pressure trough will develop over South Australia on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayFine over central and eastern areas. Isolated showers developing in the southwest during the evening with the chance of thunderstorms. Light winds in the east but moderate to locally fresh northeast to northerlies elsewhere.Sunday 23 SeptemberIsolated showers on and south of the ranges, scattered at times near the coast. The chance of thunderstorms in the early morning near the central coast and both morning and afternoon near the southwest coast. Dry in the far north. Mild in the east and north but becoming cooler in the south as fresh northerly winds tend northwest to westerly in the morning then more southwesterly towards evening.Monday 24 SeptemberIsolated showers on and south of the ranges, scattered near the coast. Snow falls above 1100 metres. Fine over the northern plains. Cool with moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds easing later in the day.Tuesday 25 SeptemberFine apart from early morning fog and frost patches and isolated clearing showers near the Gippsland coast. A cool to mild and mostly sunny day with generally light winds and afternoon seabreezes near the coast.Wednesday 26 SeptemberFine apart from isolated late showers in the west. A warm day, generally sunny over the east but cloud increasing in the west. Northerly wind, freshening over western and central districts.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Sunday.Product IDV10310
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