Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 3/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front over western Victoria will move through the remainder of the State Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Another cold front will reach southwest Victoria Monday night and will move quickly across the State on Tuesday. A high pressure system is expected to develop at the head of the Bight late on Tuesday before moving eastwards towards Adelaide on Wednesday then across New South Wales on Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayA band of rain crossing central districts early this evening and eastern districts at night. Possible thunderstorms near and south of the dividing range. Isolated showers following the rain band. Snowfalls lowering to 1000 metres. Cool with fresh to strong northwesterly wind, locally reaching gale force over elevated areas and about the central and South Gippsland coast, shifting westerly from the west and easing somewhat later tonight.Sunday 4 AugustScattered showers near and south of the ranges tending more isolated over parts of Gippsland and the northern plains. Snowfalls on the ranges down to 900 metres in the morning, lifting to 1200 metres later in the day. A cool day with moderate to fresh westerly winds tending northwesterly later in the west.Monday 5 AugustIsolated showers near and south of the ranges becoming scattered over the southwest and about the northeast highlands with snowfalls above 1300 metres, lifting to 1600 metres. The chance of thunderstorms in the southwest later in the afternoon and evening. A cool to mild day with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds, strengthening in the west and about the highlands.Tuesday 6 AugustScattered showers, widespread about most southern and mountain areas during the morning then becoming more isolated from the west late in the day. Snowfalls lowering to 1000 metres. Local thunderstorms in the south contracting eastwards during the day. A cool to cold day with fresh to locally strong northwesterly wind, turning west to southwesterly during the morning then slowly moderating.Wednesday 7 AugustIsolated showers over southern and mountain areas with snowfalls above 1200 metres. Fine and partly cloudy over the northern plains. Cool to cold with light to moderate southwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Sunday.Product IDV10310
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