MELBOURNE - Jun 26/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system centred southeast of Tasmania extends a ridge across Victoria. A cold front approaching from the west will weaken and slide southeastwards on Thursday, just clipping southwest Victoria. A high pressure system will strengthen over the head of the Bight on Friday and will extend a ridge across northern Victoria that will persist through the weekend. Meanwhile the tail end of a series of fronts embedded in westerly flow will cross Tasmania during the weekend. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayMorning fog and frost patches over central and eastern districts. Isolated showers possible over the northern plains and also developing over the southwest during the day. A cool to mild day with light and variable winds in the east, tending light to moderate north to northwesterly over the west.Friday 28 JuneMorning fog patches over the north and Gippsland. Morning frost patches over eastern districts. Isolated showers over the Southwest and Wimmera districts, extending to the Central district and West Gippsland in the afternoon. A cool to mild day with light winds tending westerly near the western and central coasts.Saturday 29 JuneMorning frost and fog patches in the northeast. Isolated showers near and south of the ranges, mainly near the coast. A cool day with light winds tending light to moderate westerly near the coast.Sunday 30 JuneMorning frost and fog patches in the northeast. Isolated showers near and south of the ranges, more extensive near the western and South Gippsland coasts. Isolated showers possible over the northwest in the afternoon. A cool day with light west to southwesterly winds tending moderate to fresh westerly near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Thursday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Changes to Marine Wind Warnings Media Releases Marketing 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 MetEye™ 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 01:15 on Thursday 27 June 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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