MELBOURNE - Oct 2/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over the Bight will drift across Victoria during tomorrow, then move over the northern Tasman Sea on Saturday. A weak cold front will reach southwest Victoria during Saturday afternoon, reaching central areas on Saturday night and then clear the east on Sunday morning. A stronger cold front will move rapidly towards Victoria on Monday morning, reaching western Victoria late afternoon and central and eastern districts in the evening and at night. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated light showers near the coast. Moderate west to southwesterly winds near the coast.Friday 3 OctoberMorning fog and frost patches inland. Chance of morning drizzle in the south, otherwise dry. Cool and partly cloudy in the south, but mild and mostly sunny over the north. Generally light winds.Saturday 4 OctoberFine apart from early morning fog patches in the east. Early frost in the northeast then a mild to warm and partly cloudy day with moderate to fresh northerly winds shifting cooler southwesterly in far western districts during the afternoon and central districts during the evening. Possible showers in the southwest following the change.Sunday 5 OctoberFine apart from possible early morning showers about the coast. Partly cloudy with mainly moderate southwest to southerly winds extending throughout.Monday 6 OctoberWarm to hot day with northerly winds freshening. A cooler southwesterly change reaching the southwest in the afternoon, central districts in the evening and the east at night. Scattered showers developing from the west and tending to rain in the east later.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Friday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Rainfall Forecast Terminology 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 12:15 on Thursday 2 October 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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