South West District Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 1 December 2023.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system off of the south coast of NSW will continue moving into the Tasman sea overnight. A ridge currently over the Bight will extend over the State through the weekend followed by a trough that will reach the west of the State on Monday afternoon and cross the State Tuesday. The next ridge will build over the State on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h.

Saturday 2 December

Cloudy. High chance of showers in the east, medium chance elsewhere. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly 15 to 25 km/h before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 9:20am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Shower or two. Warrnambool 13 18
Shower or two. Colac 12 19
Shower or two. Hamilton 12 19

Sunday 3 December

Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Monday 4 December

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog in the southeast. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Tuesday 5 December

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 30.

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

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