MELBOURNE - Aug 12/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front is clearing away to the east this morning. Another cold front embedded in a strong westerly airstream will rapidly cross Victoria on Wednesday. On Thursday a weak ridge of high pressure will cross the State then a strong cold front will approach western Victoria late on Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayScattered showers in southern and mountain districts becoming isolated during the morning and mostly contracting to the southwest and ranges. Fine over the northern plains. Showers increasing again in the southwest late in the day. Snowfalls above 1200 metres. Cool with fresh west to northwest winds, locally strong near the coast.Wednesday 14 AugustScattered showers, mainly in southern and mountain districts with snowfalls lowering to 1000 metres. A cool to cold mostly cloudy day with fresh to locally strong northwesterly winds shifting west to southwesterly from the west in the morning.Thursday 15 AugustIsolated showers contracting to the coast during the morning. Showers falling as snow above 1000 metres in the early morning. A cool and partly cloudy day with light to moderate west to northwesterly winds, locally fresh about the ranges and coastal fringe.Friday 16 AugustFine for most of the day with northerly winds strengthening over southern and elevated areas and possibly reaching gale force in the evening. Isolated showers developing in the west late in the afternoon then extending eastwards at night.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.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 00:15 on Tuesday 13 August 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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