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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Western District Forecast
Issued at 5:40 am EDT on Monday 23 November 2009
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 26 November 2009.
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 high pressure ridge will extend over Victoria on Monday while a weak cold
front crosses Tasmania. The high pressure system will move across Victoria on
Tuesday to eventually reach the Tasman Sea later on Wednesday ahead of a trough
of low pressure later in the west on Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, mainly near the coast, clearing later in the
day. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h, reaching 40 km/h on
the coast, tending westerly up to 25 km/h later in the evening. Temperatures
around 18 to 20 degrees during the day.
Ballarat Partly cloudy. Max 18
Warrnambool Shower or two. Max 19
Hamilton Partly cloudy. Max 20
Colac Shower or two possible. Max 21
Forest Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]
Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4]
UV Alert from 9:10 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Forecast for Tuesday
Morning cloud. Patchy morning fog. Winds northwest to southwesterly averaging
15 to 25 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times, becoming southwesterly up to 20 km/h
later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 10 with
daytime temperatures reaching the lower 20s.
Ballarat Sunny. Min 5 Max 22
Warrnambool Becoming cloudy. Min 9 Max 22
Hamilton Mostly sunny. Min 6 Max 24
Colac Morning fog clearing. Min 10 Max 24
Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny. Light winds tending northeast to southeasterly up to 20 km/h during the
afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime
temperatures reaching the mid 20s.
Ballarat Sunny. Min 8 Max 25
Warrnambool Sunny. Min 11 Max 22
Hamilton Sunny. Min 8 Max 26
Colac Sunny. Min 12 Max 26
Forecast for Thursday
Cloudy. Isolated showers from the late morning, becoming scattered in the west
later. Winds northeast to northwesterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h tending
southwesterly in the far west during the evening. Overnight temperatures
falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s.
Ballarat Shower or two developing. Min 11 Max 26
Warrnambool Few showers developing. Min 12 Max 24
Hamilton Shower or two. Min 11 Max 27
Colac Shower or two developing. Min 13 Max 26
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Monday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or
public phones.
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