MELBOURNE - Jan 6/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough over northeast Victoria is weakening while a ridge of high pressure extends from southeast of the Bight, across Tasmania to the Tasman Sea. A low pressure trough will develop over western Victoria on Wednesday as a humid and unstable north to northeasterly airflow extends across the State. The trough will then move eastwards across the State later on Thursday, as a cold front moves across Tasmania. A low pressure trough is likely to develop across northern Victoria on Friday and Saturday, as a tropical low deepens inland from Broome and moves towards northern South Australia. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayLocal drizzle near the Gippsland coast. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the north and east. Light winds inland, easing seabreezes near the coast.Wednesday 7 JanuaryScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms extending throughout, mainly during the afternoon. Generally warm in the south and hot over the north. Humid with light to moderate north to northeasterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.Fire Danger - Generally high to very high.Thursday 8 JanuaryWidespread showers and local thunderstorms extending throughout. Warm to hot and humid with moderate north to northwesterly winds shifting milder southwesterly from the west during the day.Friday 9 JanuaryRain areas and isolated thunderstorms extending across most districts. Local heavy falls in the north. Mild to warm and humid with light to moderate southeast to easterly winds.Saturday 10 JanuaryRain areas. Cool to mild day with moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds.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 11:15 on Tuesday 6 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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