MELBOURNE - Mar 18/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over the Bight will move across southern Victoria on Wednesday, reaching the Tasman Sea by Thursday. A cold front will cross Victoria on Friday then another will approach western Victoria on Saturday night. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated light showers on and south of the ranges, fine in the north. Light to moderate westerly winds, fresh at times along the coast.Wednesday 19 MarchFine apart from isolated showers in the south, clearing from the west. Mild to warm with light to moderate southerly winds.Fire Danger - Moderate to high.Thursday 20 MarchFine apart from morning fog patches. Mild to warm and mainly sunny with light to moderate northerly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Friday 21 MarchIsolated showers developing along the western and central coasts. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible in the northeast. Warm to hot with moderate northerly winds shifting cooler southerly in the southwest.Saturday 22 MarchFine apart from the chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the east. Mild to warm with light winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.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 11:00 on Tuesday 18 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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