Weather

Weather Situation

A weakening cold front will cross western and central Victoria before slipping away southwards overnight. A stronger cold front will approach Victoria tonight and will sweep across the State on Friday morning. A high pressure system will move across South Australia and New South Wales during the weekend and will stay well to the north of Victoria. The next cold front will approach western Victoria later on Sunday, moving rapidly across the State on Monday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots later in the evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1.5 metres. The chance of thunderstorms this evening.

Forecast for Friday
Winds: North to northwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending west to northwesterly up to 15 knots around dawn then tending west to southwesterly around midday. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metre increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. The chance of thunderstorms late in the morning.

Forecast for Saturday
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon then increasing to 20 to 25 knots later in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending south to southwesterly up to 30 knots during the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms from the morning until late afternoon. Seas 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Last Updated: 09/09/2010 07:45