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Satellite image. VIC Wed 8:00 am EDT

Victoria

Wed 8:00 am EDT

Skies are mostly clear over VIC under the influence of a stable high. Cloud is moving into the west but it's mainly high jetstream cloud and is not bringing rain due to dry northerly winds. These northerlies are helping bump temperatures up to 5 to 10 degrees above average.

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State Centres Forecast

Albury

Sunny

15 - 30

Sunny

Bendigo

Mostly sunny

14 - 31

Mostly sunny

Horsham

Mostly sunny

16 - 33

Mostly sunny

Melbourne

Mostly sunny

20 - 31

Mostly sunny

Mildura

Mostly sunny

17 - 34

Mostly sunny

Sale

Mostly sunny

14 - 33

Mostly sunny

Four Day Outlook

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Mostly sunny and warm inland and east. Weak, mainly dry cooler change in the south. Warm. Partly cloudy. Light showers SW & ranges. Light winds and coastal sea breezes. Warm ahead of a cooler change in west & south. Cloud increasing. Light showers in south. Warm in north & east. Light showers near coast. Cooler change spreading to most areas.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Mt Hotham, VIC 9.3°C
Maximum: Wilsons Promontory, VIC 26.8°C

Coastal Waters

Eastern Bass Strait

North to northwesterly 10/20 knots, locally 25 knots in the far east tonight. A southwesterly change around 15 knots extending from the west this evening.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Gippsland Lakes

Northwest to northerly about 10 knots tending south to southwesterly 10/15 knots by early evening then tending east to southeasterly later in the evening.    

Melbourne Bays

North to northwesterly around 15 knots freshening to 20/25 knots during the morning then shifting southerly at similar strength late this afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

Northern Bass Strait

North to northwesterly 15/20 knots shifting southwesterly at similar strength late morning and early afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 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

Northwesterly around 15 knots shifting tending south to southwesterly at 15/20 knots this morning then tending south to southeasterly at 15 knots tonight.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m