South West District

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Forecast issued at 4:21 pm EDT on Sunday 12 February 2012.

Weather Situation

A trough of low pressure extends across eastern Victoria while a high pressure system south of South Australia extends a ridge south of Tasmania. A low pressure system deepening over the Tasman Sea will move slowly to the southeast with the ridge of high pressure expected to remain across Tasmania on Monday. The high will move east of Tasmania on Tuesday and be located in the central Tasman Sea on Wednesday and over New Zealand on Thursday. A low pressure trough will enter the southwest of the State late on Wednesday and move slowly eastwards across the State on Thursday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers, more frequent near the Otways. Winds south to southeasterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h.

Monday 13 February

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the south in the morning. Winds southeasterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 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
Warrnambool 14 23
Colac 12 25
Hamilton 11 26

Tuesday 14 February

Partly cloudy. Winds easterly and light tending northeast to southeasterly up to 20 km/h around midday. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.

Wednesday 15 February

Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon and evening, mainly in the west. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h becoming light later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Thursday 16 February

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers from the morning. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending southwesterly up to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31.

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

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