MELBOURNE - Feb 20/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system southeast of Tasmania will move slowly eastwards across the south Tasman Sea during Thursday and Friday. A low pressure system will weaken off the New South Wales coast on Saturday, while a broad low pressure system will develop over central Australia with a trough entering the west of the State later Sunday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers in the east and about exposed parts of the coast. Isolated evening thunderstorms about the east, mainly on the ranges. Mostly clear in the north, becoming cloudy in the south. Light southerly winds inland but fresh and gusty southeast to east winds near the coast.Thursday 21 FebruaryCloudy with morning drizzle in the south. Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms over central and eastern areas, becoming more frequent during the afternoon over the ranges. Generally warm to hot with moderate east to southeast winds, becoming fresh and gusty about the coast. Winds shifting east to northeast inland during the day.Fire Danger - Moderate to high.Friday 22 FebruaryPartly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms over most districts, mainly in the afternoon and becoming more frequent in the west. Warm to hot with light to moderate northeast to easterly winds, fresh and gusty about the coast.Saturday 23 FebruaryIsolated showers in the east, tending to rain areas along the northeast border. Fine and mainly sunny over the remainder of the State. A warm to hot day with northeast to northerly winds, and fresh afternoon coastal seabreezes.Sunday 24 FebruaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the north and east, mainly during the afternoon. Fine elsewhere until isolated showers and thunderstorms develop in the southwest later in the day. Very warm to hot with moderate to fresh northerly, shifting milder southwesterly in the the west late in the dayThe next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Thursday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Media Releases 8th Victorian Flood Conference – 13 to 15 February, 2013 Wimmera Machinery Field Days – 5 to 7 March, 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 11:30 on Wednesday 20 February 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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