Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 30/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure over Victoria will collapse tonight. A cold front will cross Bass Strait and southern Victoria on Wednesday. A high pressure system will move over Victoria on Thursday then track northeastwards over the northern Tasman Sea on Friday. Another cold front will cross Tasmania and eastern Bass Strait late on Friday then a weak ridge of high pressure will establish over eastern Victoria on Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated showers possible but mainly dry and partly cloudy. Light winds.Wednesday 1 MayScattered showers developing near the coast and isolated showers extending inland to the divide but mainly dry over the northern plains. The chance of brief snowfalls on southern Alpine slopes above 1600 metres. Cool in the south, milder in the north with light winds becoming moderate to fresh southwesterly.Fire Danger -  High in the north.Thursday 2 MayLocal morning frost in the north and west. A fine sunny day throughout. A cool to mild and mostly sunny day with light winds.Friday 3 MayFine apart from isolated afternoon and evening showers in the southwest and about the coast. A mild day with cloud increasing and north to northwesterly winds freshening over southern and elevated areas.Saturday 4 MayMostly cloudy and cool in the south with isolated showers. Local early fogs in the north then mild and mostly sunny. Generally light winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Wednesday.Product IDV10310
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