MELBOURNE - Oct 20/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system over South Australia will drift southeastwards across Victoria on Tuesday. The low will rapidly move southeastwards on Wednesday ahead of a cold front that will move over southwestern Victoria later Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure will extend from the Bight across northern Victoria on Thursday. Forecast for the rest of MondayAreas of rain developing over the southwest and extending to the central district. Dry over the far north and east, but isolated showers possible elsewhere. Possible thunderstorms over the southwest. Warm in the north, cooler in the south. Northerly winds at first over the northeast, strong about Alpine areas, but light to moderate southeast to southerly winds elsewhere gradually extending throughout.Tuesday 22 OctoberRain areas and isolated thunderstorms. Cool to mild in the south and warm in the north with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds.Wednesday 23 OctoberRain areas and isolated thunderstorms contracting east and easing to showers during the afternoon. Isolated showers elsewhere clearing from the northwest by the afternoon. Cool to mild and mostly cloudy with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds extending throughout.Thursday 24 OctoberIsolated showers over southern and mountain districts, tending scattered near the coast during the morning with the chance of thunderstorms and local hail. Showers falling as snow above 1100m . A cool and partly cloudy day with to moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong at times near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Monday.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 22:15 on Sunday 20 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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