Australia -- Victoria Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 21/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure trough will move rapidly eastwards to reach western Victoria this afternoon and push across to the far east of the State by early Sunday morning. A high pressure ridge will briefly extend across the State during Sunday ahead of another low pressure trough and cold front which will rapidly cross the State on Monday. A cooler southwest to southerly airflow will follow over Victoria on Tuesday with another front likely to reinforce that airstream on Tuesday night.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayA warm to hot and mostly cloudy day with freshening northerly winds ahead of a southwest to southerly change reaching the west during the afternoon and central areas during the evening. Isolated showers developing mainly behind the change with the chance of thunderstorms.Fire Danger -  High to Very High.Sunday 23 NovemberIsolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms over central and eastern districts contracting to the far northeast by the afternoon then clearing. Generally warm to hot inland with light westerly winds but milder near the coast with afternoon seabreezes. The chance of showers in the southwest during the evening.Monday 24 NovemberScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, tending to rain about the northeast ranges. Mild to warm northerly winds ahead of a cooler, fresh southwesterly change extending from the west early in the morning to reach eastern areas during the afternoon.Tuesday 25 NovemberIsolated showers in the south but dry north of the divide. A cool to mild day with moderate southwesterly winds, fresh near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Saturday.Product IDV10310
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