MELBOURNE - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system developing to the southeast of Kangaroo Island, will continue to deepen and move eastwards to be near Warrnambool by this evening while an associated surface trough moves across western and into central Victoria. The low will move to the southeast of Tasmania on Wednesday with the trough clearing eastern Victoria by early afternoon. The next ridge of high pressure will extend across Bight waters towards northern Victoria on Thursday. A cold front over the Southern Ocean will pass across Tasmania and Bass Strait on Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayA band of rain and isolated thunderstorms with local heavy falls extending eastwards across the State and reaching the far southeast by late afternoon. Rain clearing from the northwest by midday with only isolated showers to follow. Fresh northeasterly winds, shifting fresh to strong and gusty west to northwesterly over western districts during the day.Fire Danger - Generally high in the west.Wednesday 14 JanuaryA medium chance of showers in the southwest, also over west Gippsland and about the eastern ranges. Slight chance of light showers for the remainder. Generally cool to mild with fresh southwesterly winds gradually extending throughout.Thursday 15 JanuaryA medium chance of showers in the south, mainly near exposed coastal parts. Slight chance of light showers or drizzle for remaining areas on and south of the Divide. A cool to mild and partly cloudy day in the south, warmer and mainly sunny in the north, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds throughout.Friday 16 JanuarySlight chance of showers over southern districts, but dry over the north. A mild and partly cloudy day with moderate to fresh westerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 02:30 on Tuesday 13 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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