MELBOURNE - May 28/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front over Tasmania will move through eastern Bass Strait tonight. A weak ridge of high pressure will extend over Victoria early Thursday and will move just to the southeast of Victoria on Friday as a low pressure system develops in the Bight. The low will move eastwards across southeastern Australia during the weekend. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayIsolated showers or drizzle patches contracting to southern and mountain districts this evening. Moderate west to northwesterly winds becoming light inland tonight.Thursday 29 MayMorning fog patches. Isolated showers over the southeast and near the central coast, but dry elsewhere. A cool to mild and partly cloudy day with light winds tending light northerly in the west.Friday 30 MayMorning fog patches then a fine, partly cloudy day. Patchy rain entering the far northwest towards midnight. Generally mild with light east to northeasterly winds.Saturday 31 MayRain areas and isolated thunderstorms gradually extending from the northwest across remaining northern districts. Only patchy rain reaching southern Victoria and mostly dry over Gippsland after early fog patches. A cool and mostly cloudy day with light to moderate northeasterly winds.Sunday 1 JunePatchy rain contracting to the south and east. Cool with generally light to moderate east to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST 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 10:00 on Wednesday 28 May 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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