MELBOURNE - Jul 3/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system located over eastern New South Wales extends a ridge into the Tasman Sea. As the ridge moves eastward a cold front and associated low pressure system will enter western Victoria later on Friday. The low will weaken as it moves across Bass Strait on Saturday, reaching the Tasman Sea on Sunday. Later on Sunday another ridge of high pressure will move from the Bight into western Victoria, then be located over far eastern Victoria by late Monday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayCloudy over the northern plains and adjacent ranges. Fog patches developing in the evening. Clear over the remainder. Moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds.Friday 4 JulyMorning fog and frost patches in the far northeast. Scattered showers developing in the southwest and about the eastern ranges in the morning, extending throughout by the evening, although only isolated in the northwest and Gippsland. Isolated thunderstorms possible in the far southwest. Snowfalls down to 1300 metres by the evening. Cool and generally cloudy with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds, tending gusty in the south and about elevated areas.Saturday 5 JulyScattered showers on and south of the Dividing Range, isolated over the remainder except for the far northwest. Showers clearing north of the Dividing Range by the evening, easing over the remainder. Snow down to 1200 metres. A cool day with north to northwesterly winds shifting fresh west to southwesterly, gradually easing from the west later.Sunday 6 JulyScattered showers on and south of the Dividing Range, tending more isolated away from the ranges and coastal areas and contracting to the southeast of the State by the evening. The chance of showers over the northern plains and northwest during the day. Snow showers down to 1400 metres. A cool day with generally light to moderate west to southwest winds.Monday 7 JulyIsolated showers in the southeast, clearing by the afternoon. Dry and partly cloudy for the remainder, apart from the chance of late showers in the far southwest. A generally cool day with light to moderate northerly winds, tending west to southwesterly in the southeast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Friday.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 16:00 on Thursday 3 July 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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