MELBOURNE - Feb 16/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough will linger over northeastern Victoria on Tuesday and Wednesday then will drift back to western Victoria on Thursday as a high pressure system moves from south of the Bight to the Tasman Sea. The high will remain over the Tasman Sea on Friday as the next low pressure trough crosses the Bight. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayDrizzle patches in the south contracting to Gippsland during the afternoon. Scattered afternoon showers and isolated thunderstorms developing over the northeast and far east, fine in the northwest. Mild and mostly cloudy in the south and warmer and generally sunny over the north. Humid with northerly winds over the far northeast, but moderate to locally fresh southerly winds elsewhere.Fire Danger - High in the north.Wednesday 18 FebruaryDrizzle patches in the south contracting to Gippsland during the afternoon. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms over the northeast. A mild day in the south but warm north of the divide and rather humid in the east. Northerly winds over the far northeast, but moderate to locally fresh southerly winds elsewhere.Thursday 19 FebruaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms extending to most districts. over central and eastern areas, mainly on and north of the divide with thunderstorms possible over the northeast. Local morning drizzle in the south. A warm and humid day with light to moderate northeasterly winds and milder afternoon coastal seabreezes.Friday 20 FebruaryIsolated showers possible over most districts and the chance of thunderstorms in the east. A warm day with light to moderate northeasterly winds and afternoon coastal seabreezes.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 Twitter Youtube Blog Google+ Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 19:30 on Monday 16 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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