Victoria

Northern Country District Forecast
Issued at 4:15 pm EST on Monday 4 May 2009
for the period until midnight EST Friday 8 May 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 large high pressure system is located over the Bight and extends a ridge
through northern Victoria. The high will sit just to the west of Victoria on
Tuesday before moving back to the central Bight later on Wednesday while a cold
front moves northeast to affect southern Victoria on Wednesday night and
Thursday. The high will still be located just to the west of Victoria on Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Monday
Partly cloudy. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending
south to southeasterly later in the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Patches of light frost early in the morning. Winds south to
southeasterly averaging 10 to 15 km/h, reaching 20 km/h at times. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 5 with daytime temperatures reaching around 19.

Echuca Mostly sunny. Min 6 Max 19
Bendigo Morning cloud. Min 5 Max 18
Shepparton Mostly sunny. Min 5 Max 19

UV Alert from 11:20 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny day. Patchy fog and light frost early in the morning. Light winds.
Overnight temperatures falling to around 5 with daytime temperatures reaching
around 18.

Echuca Sunny. Min 5 Max 19
Bendigo Early fog chance then sunny. Min 4 Max 17
Shepparton Sunny. Min 4 Max 18

Forecast for Thursday
Mostly sunny. Patches of morning frost. Winds south to southwesterly averaging
10 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 5 with daytime
temperatures reaching around 18.

Echuca Mostly sunny. Min 5 Max 19
Bendigo Partly cloudy. Min 5 Max 17
Shepparton Mostly sunny. Min 4 Max 18

Forecast for Friday
Sunny day. Patches of light morning frost. Winds southerly and light. Overnight
temperatures falling to around 5 with daytime temperatures reaching around 17.

Echuca Sunny day. Min 5 Max 17
Bendigo Partly cloudy. Min 5 Max 16
Shepparton Sunny day. Min 5 Max 17

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EST Tuesday.

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