MELBOURNE - Dec 15/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough will remain over central and eastern Victoria tonight. The trough will move eastwards early Tuesday then a cold front will move across the State during the afternoon and evening. A weak high pressure system will move quickly across Victoria on Wednesday then another cold front will rapidly cross Victoria on Thursday. A new high pressure system will move over Bight waters on Friday with a ridge extending to southern Victoria. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers and thunderstorms across central and eastern areas. Warm inland but milder near the coast. Mostly moderate northwesterly winds, stronger on Alpine peaks. Coastal sea breezes weakening after dark.Tuesday 16 DecemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms contracting eastwards and clearing during the morning. Scattered showers developing from the west over southern and mountain districts during the afternoon and evening. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, strong to gale force about Alpine areas in the morning ahead of a cooler, strong and gusty west to southwesterly change extending from the west about midday and reaching the east late in the evening. Areas of raised dust in the northwest following the change.Fire Danger - Severe to Extreme in the north. High to Very high in southern areas.Wednesday 17 DecemberIsolated showers about the coast clearing by the afternoon. A mild to warm and mostly sunny day with light to moderate southwest to southerly winds.Thursday 18 DecemberScattered showers developing over southern and mountain districts. Warm at first in the north and east but a cooler fresh southwesterly change extending from the west in the morning to reach the east late in the day.Friday 19 DecemberShowers in southern areas becoming isolated from the west. A cool to mild day with moderate southwest to southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.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 12:30 on Monday 15 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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