MELBOURNE - Oct 3/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system is centred over the northern Tasman Sea. A weak cold front will reach far southwest Victoria late this afternoon, reaching central areas tonight and will clear the east early Sunday morning. A stronger cold front will move rapidly towards Victoria on Monday, reaching western Victoria late afternoon and central and eastern districts in the evening and at night. The next high pressure system will move over the Bight on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayFine apart from early morning fog patches in central and eastern districts. Early frost in the northeast then a mild to warm and mostly sunny day with moderate to fresh northerly winds shifting cooler southwesterly in far western districts during the afternoon and central districts during the evening. Possible drizzle near the southwest coast at night.Fire Danger - Moderate to HighSunday 5 OctoberFine apart from patchy early morning drizzle in the south. Cool to mild in the south with areas of cloud clearing to a generally sunny afternoon. Mild to warm and sunny over the north. Southwest to southerly winds across southern and western districts gradually 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.Tuesday 7 OctoberRain areas clearing from the east. Isolated showers in remaining southern and mountain districts, generally contracting to the coast. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.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 01:00 on Saturday 4 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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