MELBOURNE - Jun 4/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system building over the Bight will drift slowly eastwards to be centred just west of Victoria late today. The high will be slow moving during Friday and the weekend. The next cold front will move from the Southern Ocean to cross Victoria during Saturday then weaken to a trough over the Tasman Sea on Sunday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayMorning fog patches inland. Isolated showers over southern and mountain districts, tending scattered over the southeast during the morning. The chance of showers also over the northern plains in the morning. Showers contracting to the coastal fringe and the far east by evening. A cool to mild day with light to moderate southwest to southerly winds.Friday 6 JuneEarly fog and light frost patches inland. Isolated showers or drizzle over the southeast contracting to East Gippsland in the afternoon. Isolated showers developing over the southwest during the afternoon extending to the central coast by the evening. Dry and partly cloudy elsewhere. A cool to mild day with light to moderate southwest to southerly winds.Saturday 7 JuneMorning frost patches in the northeast. Scattered showers over the south, extending northward during the day but remaining dry over the northwest. Isolated thunderstorms with small hail possible near the Gippsland coast. Snow showers down to 1200m. Showers contracting to the western coast and the southeast by late in the day. A cool to mild day with moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds, gusty near coastal areas.Sunday 8 JuneScattered showers over the southeast tending isolated elsewhere near and south of the ranges. Showers falling as snow above 1200 metres. A cool day with moderate southerly winds, fresh near the East Gippsland coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 01:45 on Thursday 5 June 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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