MELBOURNE - Mar 6/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A large high pressure system over the central Tasman Sea is slow moving. A weak low pressure trough extends from central Australia towards the western border of Victoria and is likely to persist until Saturday. The Tasman Sea high will be reinforced from the west on Sunday resulting in the freshening of a hot northerly airflow over Victoria early next week. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayMostly dry, although isolated showers in the west along with the chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms. A warm to hot day, mostly sunny in the east but partly cloudy over the west. Generally Light wind and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Fire Danger - Moderate to high.Friday 8 MarchScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the southwest. Isolated showers about ranges during the afternoon and evening. A warm to hot and partly cloudy day with a light to moderate east to northeasterly wind and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Saturday 9 MarchMorning fog patches in Gippsland. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the southwest. Isolated showers near the ranges during the afternoon and evening. A warm to hot day with a light northeasterly wind and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Sunday 10 MarchMorning fog patches in the south. Isolated showers possible about the ranges during the afternoon and evening. A hot and partly cloudy day with light winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 18:30 on Wednesday 6 March 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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