MELBOURNE - Dec 19/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system will move eastwards across Victoria on Saturday, reaching the Tasman Sea on Sunday. A low pressure trough will extend from South Australia to western Victoria later on Sunday and remain almost stationary over western Victoria on Monday then move slowly eastwards on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated clearing showers along the Gippsland coast. Mainly moderate southwest to southerly winds.Saturday 20 DecemberFine apart from the chance of an early shower near the West Gippsland coast. A mild to warm and sunny day in the north, cool to mild and partly cloudy in the south. Light to moderate southwest to southerly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Fire Danger - High in the north.Sunday 21 DecemberFine apart from isolated showers along the southwest coast. Generally warm in the south, hot in the north. Light northeast to northwesterly winds shifting cooler southwesterly in the west.Monday 22 DecemberShowers and local thunderstorms developing in most districts. Warm in the south, hot in the north. Moderate to locally fresh northeasterly winds shifting southwesterly in the west.Tuesday 23 DecemberShowers and possible thunderstorms, mainly over central and eastern Victoria. Warm to hot in the north, milder in the south. Moderate northwest to northerly winds shifting southwesterly from the west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Saturday.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 14:30 on Friday 19 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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