IDV17001 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Mallee District Forecast Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Saturday 22 November 2008 for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 26 November 2008. Warning Summary at issue time Nil. Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A low pressure system will deepen off eastern Victoria tonight before moving steadily east late Sunday and Monday. A narrow ridge of high pressure will move across Victoria on Monday before drifting eastwards on Tuesday. A broad low pressure trough will move over South Australia on Tuesday to reach western Victoria on Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Winds southwesterly averaging 35 to 50 km/h. Forecast for Sunday Partly cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 25 to 40 km/h tending southerly up to 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures reaching the lower 20s. Mildura Becoming cloudy. Min 8 Max 23 Swan Hill Windy. Min 8 Max 22 Maximum Fire Danger: High UV Alert from 9:20 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Forecast for Monday Partly cloudy. Winds southeasterly averaging 10 to 15 km/h, reaching 20 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to around 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s. Mildura Partly cloudy. Min 10 Max 25 Swan Hill Partly cloudy. Min 8 Max 24 Forecast for Tuesday Cloudy. Isolated showers. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the upper 20s. Mildura Shower or two. Min 12 Max 27 Swan Hill Late shower or two. Min 10 Max 28 Forecast for Wednesday Cloudy. Isolated showers until evening. Winds northeasterly averaging about 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the upper 20s. Mildura Shower or two clearing. Min 16 Max 27 Swan Hill Shower or two. Min 12 Max 27 The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EDT Sunday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.