MELBOURNE - Sep 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 will move across southern NSW tonight. A cold front approaching the Bight will reach western Victoria later Friday, then move eastwards across Victoria Friday night and early Saturday. A high pressure system will move across southern NSW later Saturday and Sunday, then another cold front will approach western Victoria later Monday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers in southern and mountain areas contracting southwards this evening. Isolated thunderstorms and hail near the Gippsland coast clearing by early tonight. Isolated snow showers above 1200 metres clearing this evening. Partly with moderating west to southwesterly winds.Friday 27 SeptemberMorning frost patches over the north and isolated early morning showers in South Gippsland. A mostly dry and sunny day ahead of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing from the southwest during the afternoon and reaching central parts during the evening. Light winds tending moderate to locally fresh northerly over western and central districts during the afternoon. Afternoon seabreezes developing near the Gippsland coast and winds shifting moderate to fresh westerly from the west during the late afternoon and evening.Saturday 28 SeptemberScattered showers near and south of the ranges, becoming isolated from the west during the afternoon and contracting to the coast during the evening. Only isolated showers in the northwest during the morning and early afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms and small hail possible in the south, contracting eastwards. Showers falling as snow down to 1200 metres. A cool day with fresh west to northwest winds shifting west to southwesterly from the west, strong to gale force about the coast.Sunday 29 SeptemberDry apart from morning showers along the southwest and Gippsland coasts. A mild to warm day. Becoming mainly sunny by the afternoon with mainly moderate westerly wind tending northwesterly from the west.Monday 30 SeptemberCloud increasing from the west with isolated showers developing in the west during the afternoon and reaching central parts by the evening. A generally warm to hot day with moderate to locally fresh north to northwest wind easing about the west coast in the afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Friday.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 Business Entry Point Facebook Google+ Youtube Blog Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 10:00 on Thursday 26 September 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); })();
---
STAT News Service
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.