MELBOURNE - Dec 18/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A ridge of high pressure across southern Victoria is weakening. A cold front will enter western Victoria late Wednesday morning and reach central districts in the evening before clearing eastern districts on Thursday morning. A high pressure system located south of the Bight on Thursday will cross Bass Strait on Friday. The next low pressure trough will be over the Bight on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayClear. Light westerly winds with moderate to fresh seabreezes easing during the evening near the coast.Wednesday 19 DecemberWarm to hot and mostly sunny at first with north to northwesterly winds becoming fresh to strong. Cloud increasing from the west with isolated showers and possible thunderstorms tending to a band of rain near a cooler, gusty west to southwesterly change. The change is forecast to reach the far southwest late morning, extending to central districts by late afternoon and reaching eastern districts at night.Fire Danger - High to Very High reaching Severe in the northwest.Thursday 20 DecemberAreas of rain and isolated thunderstorms clearing from the east during the morning. Isolated morning showers to follow elsewhere in the south. Mild in the south but warmer over the north with moderate to locally fresh southwesterly winds.Friday 21 DecemberIsolated morning drizzle near the coast. Mild and partly cloudy in the south, warm and mostly sunny in the north. Light to moderate southerly winds and freshening afternoon coastal seabreezes.Saturday 22 DecemberWarm to hot and mostly sunny inland with light winds tending northerly in the afternoon. Becoming milder near the coast with moderate to fresh afternoon seabreezes developing.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Media Releases 8th Victorian Flood Conference – 13 to 15 February, 2013 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 16:15 on Tuesday 18 December 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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