IDV17003
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Northern Country 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
Mostly sunny. Winds north to northeasterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h. Daytime
maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

Bendigo             Mostly sunny.                   Max 33  
Shepparton          Mostly sunny.                   Max 34  
Echuca              Mostly sunny.                   Max 35  

Fire Danger: 
High

UV Alert from 9:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Forecast for Thursday 16 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers from the late morning. The chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly averaging 15 to 30
km/h tending northwest to southwesterly up to 25 km/h during the afternoon.
Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching
the low to mid 30s.

Bendigo             Mostly dry.                     Min 19      Max 34  
Shepparton          Mainly dry.                     Min 18      Max 34  
Echuca              Mainly dry.                     Min 19      Max 35  

Forecast for Friday 17 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the east in the afternoon
and evening. Light winds tending southeast to southwesterly up to 30 km/h
around dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime
temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Bendigo             Partly cloudy.                  Min 18      Max 31  
Shepparton          Afternoon shower or two.        Min 19      Max 33  
Echuca              Partly cloudy.                  Min 19      Max 33  

Forecast for Saturday 18 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the east. The chance of thunderstorms in the
east in the afternoon and evening. Winds south to southeasterly averaging 15 to
30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures
reaching the low 30s.

Bendigo             Partly cloudy.                  Min 14      Max 30  
Shepparton          Shower or two.                  Min 15      Max 32  
Echuca              Mostly sunny.                   Min 15      Max 32  

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

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