MELBOURNE - Apr 1/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak high pressure ridge lies over northern Victoria. A cold front in west Bass Strait will move rapidly northeastwards to cross Bass Strait and clip southern Victoria this morning. A large high pressure system will develop over Bight waters today then move slowly eastwards during Wednesday and Thursday, reaching the Tasman Sea on Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayScattered showers over southern and mountain districts with only isolated showers extending north of the divide. Generally cool and mostly cloudy with moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds.Fire Danger - High in the northwest.Wednesday 3 AprilIsolated showers in southern and mountain areas mostly clearing during the afternoon. Fine over the north. A cool day with a moderate southerly wind.Thursday 4 AprilFine apart from isolated showers about the central coast clearing during the morning. A mostly sunny day with a light southeasterly wind and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Friday 5 AprilFine and mostly sunny. A warm day with light easterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Tuesday.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 19:15 on Monday 1 April 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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