MELBOURNE - Jul 24/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system near Adelaide will move slowly southeastwards to lie near the the southwest Victorian coast tonight. The low will weaken as it gradually moves across Bass Strait and northern Tasmania on Friday then away to the east of Tasmania during Saturday. A high pressure system over southern New South Wales will extend a ridge over northern Victoria during the weekend. On Monday the high will drift further northwards and a cold front will approach Tasmania later in the day. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayPatchy rain in southern and mountain areas with isolated showers elsewhere. Snow above 1600 metres. Cloudy with moderate northeasterly winds.Friday 25 JulyIsolated showers, scattered over the eastern ranges and the southwest. Snow above 1500 metres. A cool and mostly cloudy day with generally light winds.Saturday 26 JulyIsolated showers over southern and mountain areas mostly clearing later in the day. Snow showers above 1500 metres. Cool to cold and partly cloudy with light to moderate west to southwesterly wind.Sunday 27 JulyFine apart from isolated showers near the west coast and eastern ranges. A cool to mild day with a freshening northerly wind.Monday 28 JulyFine apart from isolated showers over the eastern ranges and the southwest. A cool to mild day with a fresh and gusty north to northwesterly wind.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 14:15 on Thursday 24 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] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _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); })(); var _nol = { pvar: { cid: "abm", content: "0", server: "secure-au" } }; (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = '//secure-au.imrworldwide.com/v60a.js'; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); })();
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