Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 24/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure trough over western Victoria will clear eastern districts early Saturday whilst a high pressure system approaches Tasmania. This high will also move rapidly eastwards, reaching the southern Tasman Sea by Sunday morning ahead of a cold front which will reach western Victoria on Sunday night. The cold front will rapidly cross Victoria and Bass Strait on Monday morning with another front to cross Bass Strait on Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayFine apart from possible showers and thunderstorms over the east. Light to moderate southwest to southerly winds extending throughout.Saturday 25 OctoberFine apart from morning drizzle patches over southern areas and isolated afternoon showers over the southeast. A mild and partly cloudy afternoon in the south, warm to hot and mostly sunny over the north. Moderate south to southeasterly winds, freshening near the coast during the afternoon.Sunday 26 OctoberIsolated morning drizzle over Gippsland and local early fogs in the south and east. The chance of thundery showers during the afternoon and evening, mainly in the west. A warm to hot day with light winds tending moderate north to northeasterly wind and then freshening over western and central areas during the afternoon. A cooler gusty westerly change reaching the west in the evening.Monday 27 OctoberCooler west to southwesterly change extending eastwards during the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible near the change, scattered along the coast. Isolated showers in the south following the change.Tuesday 28 OctoberIsolated showers developing over mainly southern and mountain areas, scattered near the coast. A cool to mild day with moderate west to southwest winds, fresh near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT 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 11:00 on Friday 24 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); })();

---

STAT News Service