MELBOURNE - Oct 16/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong cold front over far western Victoria will cross the remainder of the State during tonight and early on Thursday. An associated deep low pressure system will pass south of Tasmania tomorrow as the next high pressure system moves over the Bight. This high pressure system will move rapidly eastwards, reaching the Tasman Sea Friday afternoon, with northerly winds redeveloping over Victoria. A trough of low pressure will approach western Victoria late Saturday before entering the State on Sunday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFresh to strong and gusty northerly winds, locally reaching gale force over southern and elevated areas. A colder gusty west to southwesterly change in the southwest this evening extending to central areas at night. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms to follow the change. Locally raised dust over the northwest.Thursday 17 OctoberScattered showers over southern and mountain districts with local hail and thunder. Isolated showers reaching the northern plains. Snow showers above 1000 metres. A cool to cold and partly cloudy day with fresh to strong and squally west to southwesterly wind, easing somewhat late in the day.Friday 18 OctoberMorning frost patches, mainly in the north, otherwise a dry and mostly sunny day. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds developing.Saturday 19 OctoberFine. A mild to warm and mostly sunny with moderate to locally fresh northerly winds. Lighter winds over the east with afternoon seabreezes developing along the Gippsland coast.Sunday 20 OctoberScattered showers in the west extending to central areas later. A mild to warm day with a moderate to fresh northwesterly wind gradually turning cooler south to southwesterly from the west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Thursday.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 08:00 on Wednesday 16 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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