MELBOURNE - Jan 21/13 - 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 westwards through Bass Strait which cradles a low pressure trough over northeastern Victoria that will persist tonight and Tuesday. A cold front will cross Tasmania during Tuesday. A new high pressure system will develop over the Bight late Tuesday then move quickly to the south of Tasmania during Wednesday then over the southern Tasman Sea on Thursday. A cold front linking to a low pressure trough over the continent will cross the Bight on Thursday, reaching western Victoria at night before rapidly crossing the State on Friday. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers or thunderstorms near the eastern ranges. Areas of smoke affecting parts of central and eastern districts. Moderate northwest to westerly winds with moderate to fresh afternoon and evening seabreezes.Tuesday 22 JanuaryFine apart from the chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms in the far east. Isolated showers also possible over the southwest coast late in the day. Areas of smoke affecting parts of central and eastern districts. A generally sunny day, just some morning cloud in the south. Warm inland with moderate southwest to southerly winds, milder near the coast with seabreezes becoming locally fresh in the afternoon.Fire Danger - High to Very High.Wednesday 23 JanuaryPatchy drizzle over the south, mainly during the morning. Otherwise a mild to warm and mostly sunny day with light to moderate southeasterly winds, freshening near the coast later.Thursday 24 JanuaryMostly dry, just the chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms over the eastern ranges during the afternoon and evening. Isolated showers also possible in the west late in the day. A hot to very hot day with light to moderate north to northwesterly winds becoming locally fresh in the afternoon. Milder seabreezes developing near the Gippsland coast and a west to southwesterly change over the southwest at night.Friday 25 JanuaryIsolated showers, mainly over the south and east, contracting to the far eastern ranges at night. Warm to hot north to northwesterly winds in the east, freshening during the morning. A cooler fresh and gusty west to southwesterly change extending from the west early in the morning to be through eastern districts by late afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.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 08:45 on Monday 21 January 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, 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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