MELBOURNE - Apr 27/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front crossing Victoria will clear eastern districts this afternoon. A ridge of high pressure will extend from the Bight across Victoria Sunday night and will persist over the State on Monday and Tuesday. An upper level trough over the Bight on Monday, will cross Victoria early Tuesday. A cold front will cross southern Victoria on Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SundayMostly dry over the north. Scattered showers developing in the south then contracting to the east and the coast in the evening. Mild to warm across the north and east at first with fresh northwesterly winds, gale force about Alpine areas, but cooler west to southwesterly winds over the west, gradually extending throughout.Fire Danger - High.Monday 29 AprilEarly fog patches in the south. A mild day, becoming cloudy with patchy rain extending across the north. Isolated showers possible in the south, mainly near the coast. Generally light westerly winds, locally fresh about the ranges.Tuesday 30 AprilIsolated morning showers possible near the coast. Patchy rain over the north, contracting to the east during the evening. A mild day with light winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Wednesday 1 MayIsolated showers over the south, more widespread and tending to rain at times during the morning over the east. A cool to mild day with light to moderate southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Changes to Marine Wind Warnings Media Releases 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 20:00 on Saturday 27 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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