View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:17 pm EDT on Tuesday 14 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system just east of Tasmania will move eastwards and will be located over the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday and over New Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter southwest Victoria late on Wednesday 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 Tuesday
Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the ranges. The chance of thunderstorms this evening. Winds northeast to southeasterly averaging 15 to 30 km/h.
Wednesday 15 February
Partly cloudy. Patchy morning fog. Isolated showers in the afternoon and evening. Winds northeasterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 31.
Fire Danger - High
UV Alert from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bairnsdale | 13 | 32 |
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Orbost | 15 | 31 |
Thursday 16 February
Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms from midday. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h increasing to up to 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 32.
Friday 17 February
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mainly about the ranges. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 15 to 30 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly up to 25 km/h around dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.
Saturday 18 February
Cloudy. Isolated showers. The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Light winds tending east to southeasterly up to 30 km/h around midday. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 23.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EDT Wednesday.
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