IDV10300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Notes on the Weather
Issued at 4:30 pm EDT on Saturday 18 January 2025.
Recent Events
On Friday, onshore southeasterly flow brought cloud and light showers to the
south during the morning, contracting to Gippsland in the afternoon. The
highest rainfall to 9am Satuday was 7.4mm at Mount Waldron Fire Tower.
Minimum temperatures were generally close to or just below the January average.
Most minima ranged between 11 and 16 degrees. The lowest temperature recorded
overnight was 2 degrees at Falls Creek and Mt Hotham. The highest was 18
degrees at Gabo Island.
On Saturday, Victoria was mostly dry and sunny, except for some cloud lingering
in Gippsland in the morning, then mostly clearing to the east in the afternoon.
Winds were generally light to moderate easterlies. No significant rainfall was
recorded between 9am and 4pm.
Maximum temperatures were generally close to or just above the January average.
Most maxima ranged between 23 and 31 degrees. The highest temperature recorded
to 3pm was 35 degrees at Dartmoor. The lowest recorded maximum was 15 degrees
at Mt Baw Baw.
In Melbourne the temperature ranged from a low of 16.1 degrees at 6:16AM to a
high of 28.2 degrees at 3:20PM. There was 0.2mm of rain recorded in the 24
hours to 9am this morning, with no further rainfall in the 7 hours to 4pm today.
Explanatory Notes
A high pressure system near Tasmania will track to the southeast over the
weekend while another high develops in the Bight. A low pressure trough moves
into western Victoria on Sunday, then over northern and eastern parts on Monday
and Tuesday.
