MELBOURNE - Feb 12/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system is located over the Tasman Sea and is drifting slowly eastwards. Meanwhile, a tropical disturbance over Western Australia will develop into a broad low pressure system over South Australia today. The low will then move across southern New South Wales and far northwest Victoria on Friday to be located just east of Gippsland late Saturday. The low will move away across the Tasman Sea on Sunday whilst the next ridge of high pressure moves from the Bight towards western Victoria. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayAreas of smoke haze particularly over southern and eastern Victoria. Early morning fog patches over Gippsland. A mostly cloudy day with areas of rain developing over northwest, but only isolated showers elsewhere. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the far northwest during the evening. Mild near the coast, but warmer inland. Generally light winds in the east but moderate to locally fresh east to southeasterly winds developing across western Victoria.Fire Danger - Generally high in the north and west.Friday 14 FebruaryAreas of rain over far northwest Victoria and the chance of thunderstorms. Isolated showers possible over most remaining districts. Areas of smoke haze in the east. Mild to warm with light to moderate southeast to east winds.Saturday 15 FebruaryPartly cloudy with isolated showers. Mild in the south but a little warmer across the north. Milder with a fresh and gusty southwest wind.Sunday 16 FebruaryMild and partly cloudy on and south of the ranges with isolated showers. Dry, mild to warm and mostly sunny over the north. Light southerly winds freshening during the afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board New fully equipped weather station for Melbourne at Melbourne Olympic Park 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 18:30 on Wednesday 12 February 2014 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2014, 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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