MELBOURNE - Aug 27/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system is over the north Tasman Sea and a strong high pressure system is located over the south Tasman Sea. The high extends a ridge northwestwards across Victoria and Bass Strait. Little change is expected in this broad pattern for a few days with the high pressure ridge persisting over Victoria and Bass Strait. On Sunday a cold front is likely to approach western Victoria from the west later in the day. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine apart from fog patches in the south. Light winds.Thursday 28 AugustFine after widespread fog, mainly in the south, clears during the day. A mainly sunny afternoon. Mild to warm with light winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Friday 29 AugustFine after widespread morning fog patches. A mild to warm and mostly sunny day with light variable winds and weak afternoon coastal seabreezes.Saturday 30 AugustFine apart from morning fog. A mild to warm and mostly sunny day with light winds tending northerly and weak afternoon coastal seabreezes.Sunday 31 AugustFine at first after early fog patches in the east. Isolated showers developing in the west during the afternoon before extending to central districts at night. A mild to warm day with a moderate to fresh northerly wind shifting west to southwesterly in the far southwest at night.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday.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 18:45 on Wednesday 27 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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