MELBOURNE - Feb 19/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system over the south Tasman Sea will be reinforced on Saturday by another high passing south of Tasmania. A low pressure trough will approach southwestern Victoria Sunday night before linking with a cold front to the south and crossing the remainder of the State during Monday. Another high pressure system will develop south of the Bight on Monday night before moving towards Tasmania on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of FridayMorning fog patches in the south with local drizzle on the coastal fringe. A fine mainly sunny afternoon except for the chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms over the central and eastern ranges. A hot day in the north with light winds. Mild to warm and humid in the south with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds and fresh afternoon coastal sea breezes.Fire Danger - Generally HighSaturday 21 FebruaryFine apart from early drizzle near the coast. Generally warm to hot with light northerly winds inland, but a little milder near the coast with afternoon seabreezes.Sunday 22 FebruaryFine apart from late thundery showers in the southwest. A warm to hot day with a moderate to locally fresh northerly windMonday 23 FebruaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms contracting to the east. Warm to hot in the north and east but a milder southwesterly change extending from the southwest during the day to affect most areas except for the far northeast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 Twitter Youtube Blog Google+ Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 21:00 on Thursday 19 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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