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.