MELBOURNE - Aug 16/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system crossing New South Wales is expected to intensify as it moves off the central NSW coast tonight and during Monday and then is forecast to move away to the east on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure will extend from a high pressure system south of the Bight, across Tasmania to the south Tasman Sea. The high will drift eastwards on Tuesday and will be centred over Tasmania late Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SundayAreas of rain in the east, becoming more extensive over central and eastern Gippsland during the afternoon and evening with locally heavy falls at night. Isolated showers and drizzle patches over remaining southern districts, but dry over the northwest. Snow developing on Alpine peaks above 1700 metres. A cool and generally cloudy day with moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds.Monday 18 AugustWidespread rain over Gippsland with local heavy falls possible. Areas of rain extending into parts of central Victoria with just a little patchy rain developing elsewhere. Snow falls on the Alps above 1700 metres. Cool and mostly cloudy with moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds, reaching strong to gale force about the Alpine peaks..Tuesday 19 AugustAreas of rain over Gippsland easing during the day. Isolated showers over remaining southern and western districts, but dry over the northeast. A cool day with light to moderate southerly winds, fresh during the morning about the East Gippsland coast and eastern ranges.Wednesday 20 AugustScattered showers over east Gippsland. Isolated showers over remaining southern and mountain districts, mostly near the coast. Cool in the south, but a little milder north of the divide with generally light southeast to southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 01:30 on Sunday 17 August 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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