Forecasts BOM VIC
Bureau of Meteorology Alpine Forecast - VIC
IDV17006Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Alpine Areas District Forecast
Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Tuesday 2 December 2008
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 6 December 2008.
Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by
telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation
A cold front will cross Tasmania early Wednesday. A high pressure system will
drift over Victoria later Wednesday, reaching the Tasman Sea on Thursday. A low
pressure trough will cross South Australia on Thursday and Victoria on Friday.
A high pressure ridge will extend into the Bight on Saturday as a deep low
pressure system moves well south of Tasmania.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly averaging 35 to 40 km/h.
Forecast for Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning and afternoon. Winds west to
southwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h at times, becoming
light later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 6 with
daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 18.
Mount Buller Wind easing. Min 4 Max 10
Mount Hotham Wind easing. Min 3 Max 9
Maximum Fire Danger: Moderate
UV Alert from 8:50 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Forecast for Thursday
Cloud increasing. Light winds tending northerly up to 35 km/h by early evening.
Overnight temperatures falling to around 3 with daytime temperatures reaching
between 16 and 21.
Mount Buller Windy and a little rain. Min 1 Max 14
Mount Hotham Becoming windy. Min 0 Max 13
Forecast for Friday
Cloudy. Areas of rain, easing to isolated showers around midday. Winds
northwesterly averaging 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around
10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 22.
Mount Buller Rain then shower or two. Min 8 Max 16
Mount Hotham Rain then shower or two. Min 7 Max 14
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds west to northwesterly averaging 25 to 35
km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures
reaching between 14 and 21.
Mount Buller Windy and shower or two. Min 6 Max 12
Mount Hotham Windy and shower or two. Min 4 Max 12
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EDT Wednesday.
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