Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 11/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front will sweep rapidly eastwards across the State this morning, reaching the Tasman Sea by early afternoon. Another rapidly moving front is likely to follow across southern Victoria overnight and early Tuesday morning. Yet another front will approach southwest Victoria late Tuesday and will cross the State on Wednesday. On Thursday a weak ridge of high pressure will cross the State.
Forecast for the rest of MondayShowers tending to areas of rain about the southwest coast and over the northeast this morning, falling as snow on the Alpine peaks. Fine and mostly sunny over the northern plains this afternoon and showers elsewhere tending to clear however a band of rain reaching the far southwest late afternoon and extending eastwards this evening and overnight. Local thunderstorms contracting to the western and central coasts this afternoon with possible hail. Snow down to 1000 metres by tonight. Fresh to locally strong northwesterly winds at first, but colder, gusty westerly winds gradually extending throughout.Tuesday 13 AugustScattered showers in southern and mountain districts, falling as snow above 1100 metres. Showers becoming isolated by late morning and contracting to the northern slopes of the ranges and the coast. Scattered showers re-developing over the southwest at night. Cool with fresh west to northwest winds, locally strong near the coast.Wednesday 14 AugustRain areas over the southwest in the morning extending across southern and mountain districts in the afternoon, then clearing the east at night. Patchy rain possible over the northern plains in the afternoon. Isolated showers following the rain near and south of the ranges, contracting to the northeast ranges and the coast in the afternoon. Snow above 1000 metres. A cold and cloudy day over the southwest, milder elsewhere with fresh to locally strong northwesterly winds shifting cooler westerly over the west in the morning and throughout by the evening.Thursday 15 AugustIsolated showers near the coast and the northeast ranges clearing during the morning. Showers falling as snow above 1000 metres. A cool to mild and partly cloudy day with light to moderate west to northwesterly winds, locally fresh about the ranges and coastal fringe.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Monday.Product IDV10310
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