MELBOURNE - Feb 16/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A deep low pressure system is located over the south Tasman Sea and will be near the south island of New Zealand by late Monday. A weak ridge of high pressure will briefly extend over Victoria on Monday, then weaken on Tuesday. A strong cold front should enter western Victoria later on Tuesday, moving across the rest of the State on Wednesday. A deep low pressure system will move south of Tasmania on Thursday as a high pressure ridge extends from the Bight across northern Victoria. Forecast for the rest of SundayCloudy periods with isolated showers in the east. Isolated thunderstorms in the far east clearing this evening. Moderate southwest to southerly winds easing.Monday 17 FebruaryIsolated showers over the southeast clearing during the morning. Dry elsewhere, apart from isolated showers developing in the southwest in the evening. Mild in the south, warmer north of the divide with generally light winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Fire Danger - Generally high.Tuesday 18 FebruaryIsolated showers developing in the southwest later in the day. Mild to warm and partly cloudy with variable winds, tending moderate southwesterly.Wednesday 19 FebruaryScattered showers extending across southern and mountain districts, extending over the northern plains in the morning. Snowfalls above 1600 metres about the alpine area and possible hail in the south. Cool to cold with fresh to strong southwesterly winds.Thursday 20 FebruaryScattered showers across mainly southern and mountain districts, falling as snow above 1500 metres in the morning. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong at times near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Monday.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 08:15 on Sunday 16 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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