MELBOURNE - Jan 15/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system in the south Tasman Sea will move to the south of New Zealand on Friday. A cold front will rapidly cross waters south of the Bight tonight, and cross Tasmania and Bass Strait later Friday with an associated low passing well south of Tasmania. The next high pressure system will develop over the Bight on Saturday, extending a ridge across Victoria. The ridge will remain across Victoria on Sunday as the high moves to western Bass Strait late in the day. The high will move east of Tasmania and into the Tasman Sea on Monday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayCloudy in the south, clear inland. Light to moderate southwesterly winds, fresh at first near the coast.Friday 16 JanuaryMostly cloudy in the south with isolated showers over the southwest, extending to the central and south Gippsland coasts. Dry and partly cloudy elsewhere, though generally sunny in the east. A mild day with moderate to fresh westerly winds.Fire Danger - Generally high.Saturday 17 JanuaryMostly cloudy in the south with isolated showers contracting to the coast by the afternoon. Dry and becoming sunny over the north. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds, strong along the coastal fringe.Sunday 18 JanuaryPartly cloudy in the south with isolated morning showers, mainly near the coast. Dry and mostly sunny in the north. A cool to mild day with light to moderate south to southwesterly winds.Monday 19 JanuaryIsolated showers in the northeast. Dry in the remainder. Mild in the south, warm in the north with light to moderate southeast to easterly winds, fresh in the afternoon near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Friday.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 15:45 on Thursday 15 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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