West and South Gippsland and District Towns Forecast

IDV17103

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

West and South Gippsland District Forecast

Issued at 4:17 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. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 20 to 35 km/h.

Forecast for Monday

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 20 to 30 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at times, decreasing below 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 23.

Latrobe Valley
Shower or two.
Min
9
Max
22
Sale
Shower or two.
Min
10
Max
23
Bairnsdale
Shower or two.
Min
11
Max
23

Forest Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]

Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4]

UV Alert from 9:00 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Forecast for Tuesday

Morning cloud. Patchy morning fog. Winds northwest to southwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times, tending northeast to northwesterly up to 20 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 9 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.

Latrobe Valley
Morning fog.
Min
8
Max
26
Sale
Morning fog clearing.
Min
9
Max
25
Bairnsdale
Mostly sunny.
Min
9
Max
25

Forecast for Wednesday

Sunny day. Patchy fog early in the morning. Light winds tending southeasterly up to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.

Latrobe Valley
Morning fog.
Min
9
Max
27
Sale
Morning fog.
Min
10
Max
26
Bairnsdale
Sunny.
Min
11
Max
26

Forecast for Thursday

Cloud increasing. Isolated showers during the evening. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly by early evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29.

Latrobe Valley
Late shower or two.
Min
10
Max
28
Sale
Late shower or two.
Min
11
Max
28
Bairnsdale
Late shower or two.
Min
12
Max
28

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

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