MELBOURNE - Feb 7/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough over southwestern Victoria will cross most remaining districts during today before stalling over the northeast as the next high pressure system crosses waters south of the Bight. The high will pass across Tasmania on Monday as the trough remains over northeast Victoria. The high will cross the Tasman Sea on Tuesday as the trough drifts towards central northern Victoria. The trough will deepen on Wednesday and later contract eastwards as a cold front crosses Tasmania. Forecast for the rest of SundayPatchy drizzle near the west coast during the morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northeast ranges clearing this morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the far eastern ranges during the afternoon and evening. Fine elsewhere. Hot and sunny in the north but a milder and partly cloudy day in the south. Moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds extending to most districts.Fire Danger - High to very high reaching severe in the northeast.Monday 9 FebruaryScattered showers or drizzle in Gippsland, mostly during the morning. Fine elsewhere. Mostly sunny across the north and west, cloudy periods elsewhere. Mild to warm in the south but remaining hot in the north. Generally moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds tending light east to northeasterly over the northeast.Tuesday 10 FebruaryIsolated showers or drizzle about East Gippsland and the Otway ranges, mainly during the morning. Fine elsewhere. Hot and sunny in the north and west, milder and partly cloudy over the southeast and near the coast. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds in the south tending light southeast to northeasterly across the north.Wednesday 11 FebruaryIsolated showers in the south and east. Isolated thunderstorms possible in the east. Mild and partly cloudy in the south, but hot and generally sunny across the north. Northerly winds at first in the east, but southerly winds elsewhere gradually extending throughout.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 Twitter Youtube Blog Google+ Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 03:15 on Sunday 8 February 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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