Mallee District

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Forecast issued at 4:24 pm EDT on Thursday 9 February 2012.

Weather Situation

A weak high pressure ridge is to the south of Victoria and a low pressure trough is over eastern Victoria. An upper level trough will move over the State on Friday before a low pressure system develops to the east of Victoria on Saturday. On Sunday the low will drift eastwards and a high pressure system will move towards Tasmania on Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Mostly clear. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h.

Friday 10 February

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the far east from the late morning. Winds southwesterly averaging 15 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Fire Danger - High

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

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mildura 12 27
Swan Hill 12 27

Saturday 11 February

Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers in the east in the afternoon and evening. Winds southwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h, reaching 35 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Sunday 12 February

Mostly sunny. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 15 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 20s.

Monday 13 February

Mostly sunny. Winds south to southeasterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

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

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