Weather

Satellite image. VIC Mon 3:00 pm EDT

Victoria

Mon 3:00 pm EDT

Low cloud is clearing the eastern tip of VIC as a front and trough moves north- and eastwards, causing showers to clear. Cloud over southern regions is being generated by cool southwesterly winds but is not bringing any rain. Skies are mostly clear elsewhere due to a high.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 10:40AM on Monday 6 February 2012

Strong Wind Warning between SA border and Cape Paterson

State Centres Forecast

Albury

Sunny

12 - 29

Sunny

Bendigo

Mostly sunny

10 - 25

Mostly sunny

Horsham

Mostly sunny

8 - 25

Mostly sunny

Melbourne

Possible shower

14 - 23

Possible shower

Mildura

Mostly sunny

11 - 26

Mostly sunny

Sale

Possible shower

11 - 24

Possible shower

Four Day Outlook

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Cloudy in south with light showers clearing. Mostly sunny in north. Cool southwesterlies easing. Cloudy in south with light showers. Mostly sunny in north. Cool southerly winds. Isolated showers and storms in the far east. Becoming sunnier in south. Mostly sunny in north. Isolated showers & storms in east, mainly ranges. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Warm in west.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Mt Buller, VIC 1.0°C
Maximum: Corryong, VIC 26.0°C

Coastal Waters

Central Gippsland

Westerly 20/30 knots decreasing to 15/25 knots during the morning then decreasing to 15/20 knots later in the evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Eastern Bass Strait

West to southwesterly 20/30 knots decreasing to 15/20 knots later in the afternoon and evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Gippsland Lakes

Westerly 15/20 knots tending southwesterly 10/15 knots around midday then easing to 10 knots or less later in the evening.    

Melbourne Bays

Westerly 15/20 knots and locally reaching 25 knots in the south at first, tending southwesterly and easing to 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

Northern Bass Strait

Westerly 20/30 knots decreasing to 15/25 knots this evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

Southern Bass Strait

Wednesday: East to northeast winds 10/20 knots.<p>Thursday: Chiefly east to northeasterly winds 5/15 knots, increasing to 10/20 knots before a 20/30 knot northwest change extends from the west later in the day.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.0 m

Western Bass Strait

Westerly 15/25 knots increasing to 20/30 knots around midday then easing to 15/20 knots this evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m