IDV10300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Notes on the Weather
Issued at 4:50 pm EST on Sunday 4 June 2023.
Recent Events
A weak trough southern parts of Victoria yesterday, bringing isolated showers
to the south and ranges which mostly cleared during the evening. In the 24
hours to 9am today, generally 1 to 5 mm was recorded across the central ranges,
however an isolated rainfall reading of 13 mm was recorded at Bet Bet in the
upper reaches of the Loddon catchment.
Minimum temperatures were generally between 0 and 4 degrees of the monthly
average. Most mimima ranged between 4.4 and 9 degrees. The lowest recorded
temperature overnight was 0 degrees at Mt Hotham AP. The highest overnight
minimum was 13 degrees at Cape Otway.
There was widespread fog, low cloud and mist thaaaaat extended across the
Melbourne basin and to the west of Geelong this morning. Fog mostly cleared by
late moring and early afternoon, however isolated fog patches persisted about
parts of the ranges. Otherwise, it was a sunny day across much of Victoria
until cloud and isolated showers develops about the far west during the
afternoon. In the 7 hours to 4pm, no significant rainfall was recorded.
Maximum temperatures were generally between 2 and 6 degrees of the monthly
average. Most maxima ranged between 15 and 20 degrees. The highest recorded
temperature to 3pm was 22 degrees at Mildura. The lowest recorded maximum was 9
degrees at Mt Buller and Mt Hotham.
In Melbourne the temperature ranged from 8 degrees at 2:51 AM to 18.4 degrees
at 3:32 PM. There was 0.8mm of rain recorded in the city gauge to 9am this
morning, with a further 0mm recorded between 9am and 3pm.
Explanatory Notes
A high pressure centre near Tasmania extends a ridge over eastern Victoria.
Both high and ridge will drift slowly east during Monday, directing a
northeasterly airflow over Victoria. The airflow tends more north to
northeasterly during Wednesday as a large low pressure complex builds south of
the Bight. An associated trough and cold front crosses Victoria during
Wednesday and early Thursday, bringing a burst of moisture-rich air to the
State that originates from the tropics. A cooler, drier west to northwesterly
airstream then establishes over the State later Thursday, tending west to
southwesterly on Friday as a ridge builds to the north and a cold front crosses
the southern parts.
