IDV17002
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Wimmera District Forecast
Issued at 5:40 am EDT on Wednesday 15 February 2012
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 18 February 2012.

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 high pressure system over the central Tasman Sea will drift towards New
Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter southwest Victoria late
today and will move slowly eastwards across the State on Thursday. The low
pressure trough will linger near northeastern Victoria on Friday and Saturday.
Another high pressure system will develop to the southwest of Tasmania on
Friday before drifting well to the south of Tasmania on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday 15 February
Patchy high cloud extending from the west. Isolated showers in the southwest
during the evening. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h
tending west to southwesterly up to 20 km/h in the west by early evening.
Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid 30s.

Horsham             Partly cloudy.                  Max 35  

Fire Danger: 
Very High

UV Alert from 9:50 am to 5:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Forecast for Thursday 16 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers possible. Winds west to southwesterly averaging
15 to 20 km/h becoming southwesterly up to 30 km/h around dawn. Overnight
temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching
the low to mid 30s.

Horsham             Mostly dry.                     Min 18      Max 34  

Forecast for Friday 17 February
Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight
temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching
around 30.

Horsham             Partly cloudy.                  Min 14      Max 31  

Forecast for Saturday 18 February
Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Horsham             Partly cloudy.                  Min 12      Max 31  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Wednesday.

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