MELBOURNE - Jul 10/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A complex low pressure system east of Tasmania will move steadily eastwards over the southern Tasman Sea tonight. A cold front south of the Bight is moving northeastwards and is expected to reach southwestern Victoria Friday evening then cross to the east of the State early Saturday. A high pressure system will cross Bight waters on Saturday before moving over western Victoria late on Sunday and gradually crossing to the east of the State during Monday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayScattered showers in the south and over the eastern ranges becoming isolated. Snow showers above 1200 metres. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds, tending northwesterly.Friday 11 JulyIsolated showers in the southwest and about the dividing range during the day. Showers becoming more extensive from the west late in the afternoon then spreading to central areas at night. Cool with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds, strengthening about the coast before a late colder southwesterly change in the southwestern district.Saturday 12 JulyScattered showers, more extensive over parts of Gippsland and Central Victoria during the morning but becoming isolated from the west during the afternoon. Hail possible with the showers. Snowfalls down to 700 metres. Cold with fresh southwesterly winds, easing later over the west.Sunday 13 JulyA cold morning inland with frosts. Isolated showers in the south and east contracting to the coast. A cool afternoon, sunny in the north but partly cloudy in the south. Light to moderate southwest to southerly winds.Monday 14 JulyA cold morning with frost and fog areas. Isolated coastal showers clearing by the afternoon. A cool and mostly sunny afternoon with light winds.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 07:15 on Thursday 10 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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