Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 5/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weakening low pressure system over Bass Strait will drift eastwards to lie just east of Bass Strait on Sunday then move slowly away over the Tasman Sea on Monday. A narrow high pressure ridge will reach western Victoria on Sunday night and will cross the State during Monday. A cold front will approach western Victoria during Monday but will slide away to the south of the State early on Tuesday. A deep low pressure system and associated cold front will cross the Bight on Tuesday then on Wednesday the low will begin to slide southwards to the west of Tasmania and the front will cross Victoria.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayScattered showers, mainly on and south of the Dividing Range. Snow down to 1200 metres. Possible thunderstorms near the Gippsland coast. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds, locally strong about the coast.Sunday 6 JulyScattered showers near the coast and over Gippsland and isolated showers in most other areas. Snow showers down to 1300 metres. A cool to cold day with generally light to moderate west to southwest winds, fresh about the Gippsland coast.Monday 7 JulyIsolated showers in the southeast, clearing by the afternoon then the chance of local showers in the far southwest in the evening. Morning fog areas, mainly in the west and north. A generally cool partly cloudy day with light winds tending moderate northerly from the west.Tuesday 8 JulyIsolated showers or drizzle, mainly in the west and about the northern slopes of the dividing range. The chance of snow above 1500 metres. A cool and mostly cloudy day with freshening northerly winds.Wednesday 9 JulyScattered showers extending from the west with snowfalls lowering to 1000 metres. Only isolated showers in the northwest and East Gippsland. Cloudy with moderate to fresh northerly winds shifting westerly in the west later in the day.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Sunday.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 17:00 on Saturday  5 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);
})();

---

STAT News Service