MELBOURNE - Jan 29/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation An intense low pressure system over the Tasman Sea will be centred to the east of Bass Strait overnight and during Friday before slowly moving away to the southeast on Saturday. During this period, a ridge of high pressure extending from south of the Bight to south of Tasmania will persist. The ridge south of Tasmania will weaken on Sunday as a high pressure system strengthens south of the Bight. The high will remain over waters south of the Bight into early next week with a southerly airflow persisting across Victoria. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayShowers over Gippsland, more frequent and heavier over East Gippsland. Isolated showers extending to the Central district and the Otway Ranges overnight but dry conditions elsewhere. Moderate to locally fresh south to southeasterly winds.Friday 30 JanuaryMostly cloudy over Gippsland with showers tending to areas of rain over East Gippsland with some heavy falls. Isolated showers elsewhere over southern Victoria. Dry and mostly sunny over the north. Cool to mild in the south, but warmer north of the divide with moderate to fresh southerly winds.Fire Danger - Generally high.Saturday 31 JanuaryScattered showers easing over East Gippsland. Isolated showers elsewhere in the south. Cool to mild and mostly cloudy in the south, mild and generally sunny in the north. Moderate south to southwesterly winds, fresh along the coastal fringe.Sunday 1 FebruaryCool to mild and and partly cloudy in the south with isolated showers, scattered over the far southeast. Mild and generally sunny over the north. Light to moderate south to southwesterly winds, locally fresh about the coastal.Monday 2 FebruaryCool to mild and and partly cloudy in the south with isolated showers, mainly near the coast. Mild to warm and generally sunny over the north. Generally moderate to fresh southerly winds.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 10:30 on Thursday 29 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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