MELBOURNE - Oct 22/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough extends from NSW to northeast Victoria. A high pressure system will pass just south of Tasmania today, reaching the south Tasman Sea on Friday. Another low pressure trough will enter western Victoria Friday afternoon, clearing eastern districts early Saturday as another high pressure system approaches Tasmania. This high will also move rapidly over the southern Tasman Sea on Sunday and a cold front will cross Bight waters to reach western Victoria Sunday night. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayMorning drizzle patches in the south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the eastern highlands, mostly during the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the south this morning, but cloud breaking over the Central and Southwestern districts this afternoon. Mild with moderate southerly wind tending southeasterly and freshening in the afternoon. Warm to hot and and mainly sunny in the north with generally light to moderate east to southeasterly winds.Friday 24 OctoberMorning drizzle patches over Gippsland and about the Otway coast, then a fine day. Warm to hot inland but milder along the coast. Light to moderate northeasterly winds turning westerly in the afternoon.Saturday 25 OctoberIsolated showers over Gippsland, scattered in the far east. Morning drizzle patches over remaining southern areas then becoming fine, mild and partly cloudy in the afternoon. Dry warm to hot and mostly sunny over the north. Moderate southeast to southerly winds, freshening near the coast during the afternoon.Sunday 26 OctoberIsolated showers or drizzle over Gippsland, clearing. The chance of thundery showers in the afternoon and evening across western and central districts. A warm to hot day with moderate north to northeasterly wind, freshening over western and central areas during the afternoon. A cooler gusty westerly change likely to reach the west in the evening.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday.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 22:15 on Wednesday 22 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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