Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 12/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure trough over northern Victoria will move eastward overnight. A low pressure system is expected to form along this trough as it moves away from the New South Wales coast during Monday. A cold front will cross Victoria early Monday morning and a deep low will pass south of Tasmania. During Tuesday a high strengthening in the Bight will extend a ridge over southern Victoria but this ridge will erode later on Wednesday as another cold front approaches from the Southern Ocean. The front will move across Victoria during Thursday with the high moving to just west of Tasmania on Thursday night.
Forecast for the rest of SundayA medium chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in the northeast, higher about the ranges and extending into east Gippsland during the evening. A medium chance of showers in the southwest extending to central districts in the evening. Remaining dry and clear in the northwest. Moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds, ahead of a cooler fresh southwesterly change in the southwest extending rapidly across central areas and into the southeast during the evening.Monday 13 OctoberA slight chance of thunderstorms in the far east, clearing early in the morning. A very high chance of showers over the east, tending to rain during the day. A medium to high chance of showers in remaining southern and mountain areas and the northeast, with possible thunderstorms and hail in the southwest and adjacent districts. Snowfalls down to 1100 metres. A slight chance of showers over the northern plains, mainly in the afternoon. A cool to cold day with fresh southwest to southerly winds, strong about exposed coastal areas.Tuesday 14 OctoberA high chance of rain in the southeast easing to showers during the day. Slight to medium chance of showers for the remainder but dry over the far northwest. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh southerly winds, locally strong in the southeast.Wednesday 15 OctoberA medium chance of showers across southern and mountain areas, easing in the afternoon though increasing again in the far southwest during the evening. Remaining dry north of the Dividing Range. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh southerly winds.Thursday 16 OctoberMorning fog patches over the northern plains. A medium chance of showers in southern and mountain districts, easing from the west during the afternoon and contracting to the southeast by the evening. A medium chance of showers also north of the Dividing Range, mainly during the afternoon, though tending slight in the far northwest. Cool to mild with moderate south to southwesterly winds, fresher near the coast during the day.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Monday.Product IDV10310
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