MELBOURNE - Jan 3/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system is over the Tasman Sea. A low pressure trough over western Victoria will move eastwards across most remaining districts of the State this evening and overnight. The trough will stall over northeast Victoria Sunday morning and will remain in the vicinity during Monday and Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure extends from south of the Bight, across Tasmania to the Tasman Sea. The trough will contract to western Victoria on Wednesday as a humid and unstable north to northeasterly airflow extends across the State. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayScattered showers and local thunderstorms with squally winds over western districts extending to central districts early this evening and the east later tonight. Hot to very hot with a fresh to strong and gusty north to northwesterly wind ahead of a cooler gusty southwesterly change extending eastwards tonight.Sunday 4 JanuaryScattered showers and local thunderstorms contracting to the far north and east by the afternoon. A mild day in the south but remaining warm in the north. Moderate south to southeasterly wind and fresh afternoon coastal seabreezes.Fire Danger - Generally high.Monday 5 JanuaryScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the east and also in the far north, mainly during the afternoon. Fine and generally sunny elsewhere. Mild in the south but remaining warm in the north. Light to moderate east to southeasterly winds and fresh afternoon coastal seabreezes.Tuesday 6 JanuaryScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the east and also in the far north, mainly during the afternoon. Fine and generally sunny elsewhere. A generally warm day with light easterly winds and fresh afternoon coastal seabreezes.Wednesday 7 JanuaryScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms extending throughout, mainly during the afternoon. Generally warm in the south and hot over the north with light to moderate north to northeasterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.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 09:45 on Saturday 3 January 2015 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2015, 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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