MELBOURNE - Dec 9/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system will pass well south of Tasmania tonight as a low pressure system develops over southeastern Western Australia. This low is expected to track eastwards across South Australia on Wednesday then over northern New South Wales on Thursday and Friday. Another high pressure system will cross waters south of the Bight on Thursday then will move across Tasmania on Friday, reaching the Tasman Sea on Saturday. The next low pressure trough will cross waters south of the Bight on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayFine apart from drizzle patches over East Gippsland. Clear over the north, but cloud redeveloping across southern Victoria. Light to moderate south to southeasterly winds.Wednesday 10 DecemberEarly morning fog patches. Patchy rain developing over the northwest, mainly during the afternoon and evening. Scattered showers developing during the afternoon across most other districts, but mostly dry over the southwest. Cool to mild in the south but warmer in the north. Light winds tending light to moderate southwest to southerly.Fire Danger - Generally low to moderate but reaching high in the west.Thursday 11 DecemberScattered showers over the southeast. Isolated showers over remaining southern districts. Isolated showers also near the northern border with the risk of thunderstorms over the far northwest, but clearing during the morning. Cool to mild and mostly cloudy in the south and warmer in the north. Fresh southeasterly winds throughout.Friday 12 DecemberIsolated showers and drizzle patches over the south, mainly affecting Gippsland, clearing eastwards during the day. Dry and sunny over the north. Cool to mild in the south, but warmer north of the divide with moderate to locally fresh east to southeasterly winds.Saturday 13 DecemberFine and mostly sunny with light north to northeasterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes. A milder southwesterly change reaching the far southwest late in the day.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Baton passes to Olympic Park for Melbourne city weather observations Rainfall Forecast Terminology New fully equipped weather station for Melbourne at Melbourne Olympic Park Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Mildura weather Other Information Fire Weather Forecast Areas 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 09:30 on Tuesday 9 December 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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