MELBOURNE - Oct 11/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over the Bight will move rapidly eastwards across southern New South Wales today . The next cold front will reach far southwest Victoria Saturday night then will cross the remainder of the State on Sunday. Another cold front will move through Bass Strait on Monday. Forecast for the rest of FridayLocal early morning fog in the north otherwise a fine, mostly sunny day. Partly cloudy in the south with isolated showers clearing clearing by midday. A generally cool day with moderate to fresh westerly winds, easing during the evening.Saturday 12 OctoberA fine, mild to warm and sunny day. Cloud increasing over the southwest later with isolated showers possible at night. Fresh north to northwesterly winds shifting cooler west to southwesterly in the west later in the day.Sunday 13 OctoberScattered showers in the southwest extending to remaining southern and mountain areas. Possible shower or thunderstorm in the north during the morning, with thunderstorms contracting to eastern districts and clearing in the afternoon. Snow showers developing above 1000 metres. Cool to mild and partly cloudy with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds extending throughout.Monday 14 OctoberIsolated showers over southern and mountain districts, tending scattered near the coast. Showers falling as snow above 1200m. Local morning frosts then a cool to mild and partly cloudy day with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds, strong at times near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT 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 05:30 on Friday 11 October 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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