View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Tuesday 18 August 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over most of the state. A low pressure trough will move across South Australia on Tuesday and early Wednesday then will slip to the south of Victoria during Wednesday. A weak high pressure ridge will move over the state on Thursday and Friday, as a series of cold fronts move across Tasmania.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly below 10 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then turning north to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 19 August
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Thursday 20 August
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Friday 21 August
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then becoming west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Tuesday.
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