MELBOURNE - Mar 27/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A pre-frontal trough over western Victoria will move through central districts tonight. The associated cold front will reach the far southwest this evening then move rapidly east to catch up to the trough tonight before moving through eastern districts early Thursday. Another cold front will move rapidly across Bass Strait during Thursday afternoon. A high pressure ridge will extend across northern Victoria on Friday and is expected to persist just north of Victoria over the Easter period while weak cold fronts cross Tasmania. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayAreas of rain and isolated thunderstorms over western districts extending to central districts tonight. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms developing over the northeast this evening. Fresh northerly winds tending fresh to strong and gusty west to northwesterly about southwestern and central regions this afternoon and early evening before a moderate to fresh westerly change develops from the west later.Thursday 28 MarchAreas of rain and isolated thunderstorms contracting to eastern districts in the afternoon and clearing the far east at night. Scattered showers to follow near and south of the ranges. Isolated thunderstorms and small hail possible near the southwestern and central coasts in the afternoon and evening. A cool to mild day with moderate to fresh west to northwesterly winds tending west to southwesterly from the west in the afternoon and evening and becoming strong along the coastal fringe.Fire Danger - Generally High to Very High.Friday 29 MarchIsolated showers possible in the south, mainly near the coast. Dry and mostly sunny over the north. A cool to mild day with moderate west to southwesterly winds over the south tending over the north.Saturday 30 MarchIsolated showers possible over most districts near and south of the ranges, mainly near the coast. Remaining dry over central and eastern Gippsland and the northern plains. A mild day with light to moderate west to northwesterly winds, fresh at times on the coast. Afternoon seabreezes developing along parts of the Gippsland coast.Sunday 31 MarchIsolated showers over the south, mainly near the coast. Remaining dry over East Gippsland and the northern plains. A mild day with light to moderate westerly winds tending southwesterly during the day and becoming fresh at times near the coast.The 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 16:45 on Wednesday 27 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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