IDV17002

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Wimmera District Forecast

Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Sunday 22 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 26 November 2009.

Warning Summary at issue time

Severe weather warning for flash flooding within this area.

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 continue to move rapidly southeastwards across Tasmania overnight. A high pressure ridge will extend over Victoria on Monday while a weak cold front crosses Tasmania. The high pressure system will move across Victoria on Tuesday to eventually reach the Tasman Sea later on Wednesday ahead of a trough of low pressure later in the west on Thursday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers this evening. Winds southwesterly averaging 25 to 40 km/h.

Forecast for Monday

Mostly sunny. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s.

Forest Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]

Grassland Fire Danger: High [12-23]

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

Forecast for Tuesday

Sunny. Winds southwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures reaching the upper 20s.

Forecast for Wednesday

Sunny. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the lower 30s.

Forecast for Thursday

Cloudy. Isolated showers from the late morning. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 25 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the lower 30s.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EDT Monday.

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