MELBOURNE - Mar 12/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A broad area of high pressure extends across Victoria today. A deepening low pressure system will cross the Southern Ocean on Saturday and an associated trough will reach western Victoria in the morning, moving to eastern Victoria at night. The trough will move through far eastern Victoria early on Sunday morning, as another front approaches western Victoria on Sunday night. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayMorning fog patches in the south and east, otherwise fine. Mild in the south, warm in the north and mostly sunny. Light to moderate south to southeasterly winds.Fire Danger - Moderate to high.Friday 14 MarchFine apart from isolated morning fogs in the south and the chance of afternoon showers in the far east. A warm mostly sunny day with light wind tending northerly and afternoon coastal sea breezes.Saturday 15 MarchRain areas and local thunderstorms spreading eastwards across the State, reaching the east at night. Warm, moderate to fresh northerly winds ahead of a cooler west to southwesterly change, reaching the southwest in the morning and the east at night.Sunday 16 MarchIsolated thunderstorms clearing from the east. Scattered showers contracting to coastal districts in the afternoon and evening. Cool with fresh northwest to southwesterly winds, strong at times near the coast.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 20:15 on Wednesday 12 March 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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