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* Weekly weather update for Victoria *
No significant or severe weather is expected across the State this week; however, two weak cold fronts are forecast to clip southern Victoria today and the other on Friday. These cold fronts will generate some shower activity across southern Victoria during the week. No significant rainfall or gusty winds are expected this week.
The image below is the accumulative rainfall forecast for Victoria this week from the ECMWF model via Weatherzone.
Ta Nick appreciate your update.
A break from the intensity for awhile. 😊👍
That little green patch in the far south west would be considered ’extreme’ rainfall compared to what’s been falling lately!!
Was a beautiful day today, metro and up in the hills.
But yet Channel 9 said the the weather bureau come up and said we are going to get a warm winter 😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing
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The strongest cold front of 2024 to date has left around 10 cm of snow on parts of the Victorian high country. ❄️ Expect cooler days and chilly nights across the southeast for the rest of the week.
Back into our 10mth winter cycle, oh goodie
Wow snow!!!! 17 degrees at Kyneton, hoping we get snow this year later on.
I read that as 'strangest' and was wondering what was strange about it. I mean, I know Victorias weather can be a bit nuts sometimes. Tired and no glasses.
Cathryn pack those bags and let’s move to anywhere but Vic!
Popped up on my memories this morning lol.
Looks beautiful
Look at that beautiful blue sky though.
Expected low of 2 in Wangaratta tonight! Brrr!
So excited!
Beautiful
2 months early
Travis Vanderaa snow season coming for you
Emily it’s here ⛄️ ❄️
Lindreah Toliver Leonardo’s wish almost came true
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A cold front will cross Victoria late today, reaching Melbourne in the evening with light W to NW’ly winds shifting colder SW’ly.
Isolated showers ahead of a band of rain reaching the southwest in the afternoon, central parts at night.
Rainfall totals 2-10mm near/south of the ranges, 5-20mm across East Central and Gippsland districts. Snow level about 1300m with snow flurries expected over the Alpine region.
The cold front clears the east early on Tuesday morning, leaving a cold, moderate to fresh S to SW’ly across the State.
The remainder of the week will be cool with on and off showers across the State, especially in the south.
Just hit Yarra Glen . Thanks for this
Melbourne Storm Chasers were we expecting this much rain? It hasn't stopped in the hills since I got home at 5pm.
Who's been fooling with the Summer switch......Took all summer to get it working now it's broke again ! 🙁
Hopefully a bit of rain to keep the garden going.
11:55AM SATURDAY - The latest radar scan from Weatherzone shows areas of rain in the north/east with showers elsewhere. Rainfall totals of 40-80mm are possible in far East Gippsland with moderate SE’ly winds tending clockwise around the low.
Thunderstorms are possible over the northeastern and eastern parts of the State this afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorms are associated with a deepening low over southern NSW that will move south east over East Gippsland this evening and then into the Tasman Sea during Sunday. #vicweather
Image - Current (11:50am) radar scan for Victoria from Weatherzone.
Is this for tomorrow, Sunday, or today?
Typical Melbourne weather… let’s see what sunday is going to be like.
Had a good clean up in the garden so it can rain anytime now 💧
Nothing for the western suburbs 😏😒
Chloe McCoy Jess Soden we left at the right time
Radar shows no rain yet it has been bucketing down here in 3021 St ALBANS since 8pm
Grant Hibbert
Ta Nick
Thank you Nick!
Thanks Nick.
This image pretty much sums up the story of how much rain fell during the overnight period across the central forecast district, including Melbourne.
The GFS model was on the money of where the most significant rainfall totals would occur.
Some of the highest rainfall totals since 9am Monday include:
● 75mm at Ferny Creek
● 68mm at Malmsbury
● 68mm at Avalon Station
● 64mm at Scoresby
● 64mm at Pound Creek
● 61mm at Frankston
How much rain did you receive? 💦
Image source - Bureau of Meteorology.
Wow, some decent rainfall totals, guys! Thanks for your observations and reports.
Thanks Nick, I got approx 85 mls of rain in my gauge in healesville. 🙏☔🌧️💧💧💧
80mm Mount Martha. I feel we need a public holiday to celebrate the first accurate rain prediction of this decade 🎉
It was a lot of rain...i had to drive home from work last night on the deer park bypass onto western freeway .i have to say all drivers were really good keeping distanced between cars and not being idiots, was really nice to see
Yep. 67 mill in cottlesbridge. I’m on tank water so very pleased as we were nearly out
We are between Olinda and Monbulk, just a little further east than BOMs Ferny Creek and our neighbours weather station had 109 mm in the guage
Did not hit double figures in Orbost
78ml Riddells Creek
90 my rain gauge showed me in Heathmont
No clue, I don't have a rain gauge but we got another storm around 4am with another huge downpour. We've had a lot of rain in the last 12 hours, thats for sure.
74 mm mt evelyn
57 ml rain in my gauge Phillip Island . We really needed that 😃
I'm so happy about all this rain! My plants and pond needed it so badly, garden and fishes are very happy today So are the birds! Had cockatoos dancing in my trees yesterday evening, and today have so far had king parrots, miners and a flock of 25-30 weebils visit
Not sure of total but my drain was flooded and it was deeper than my gum boots
I just tipped out 54mm out of rain gauge at Lara near Geelong.
Edge of Wonthaggi 65.5mm till midnight an another 40.1mm since so far 105.6mm total
Inverloch
Lots of flashes through the night, intense with the boom crashes and torrential rain in the Gold fields.
68mm Gisborne (just on the outskirts of the town)
81mm in Kalorama.
it was HEAVY when I was driving back from Weribee last night
97mm at Blackwood overnight just east of Ballarat or nearly 4” in the old scale 👍
110.2mm in Kilmore
75 mil in Ringwood!
55mm Newport
Please be aware that isolated cold-air thunderstorms are possible over central and eastern parts of the State this morning but are expected to ease by the early afternoon. Storms may produce bursts of moderate to heavy rainfall.
Thanks Nick, I got approx 85 mls of rain in my gauge in healesville. 🙏☔🌧️💧💧💧
Thank you Nick, I hope you have a great day. 🙂
Thanks Nick Love your updates 💖💖
Is there rain returning this afternoon???
Thanks Nick for all the updates and the time and effort you put in to keep us informed
In Warragul so far and still raining heavy.
Thanks Nick- enjoy your short week 💧
Thanks heaps for your updates over the past 24 hours 👏🏽
Thank you Nick 🩷
58.4 mm of rain total over Dandenong Sth in 18 hours
70ml at Croydon and lost power for 3 hours in the evening yesterday
I see sun and blue skies outside my window in bendigo
Thanks Nick. This is how much rain we have had so far
Had a quick thunderstorm over Doveton this morning about 4:50am
🤞🤞
Thank you Nick.
Thanks nick
⚠️ SEVERE WEATHER WARNING - UPDATED
⚠️ FOR HEAVY RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS
For people in Central, Northern Country, North Central, North East and parts of East Gippsland, South West, West and South Gippsland, Mallee and Wimmera Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:54 pm Monday, 1 April 2024.
Heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts continuing about parts of Victoria.
Weather Situation: A strengthening cold front moving across the southeast of the country will continue to trigger thunderstorms across the state tonight. These thunderstorms will shift east overnight into Tuesday morning as an upper trough drags down moisture from northern Australia, leading to a risk of heavy rainfall.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is forecast with thunderstorms and areas of rain for western and central parts of the warning area during this evening, shifting to eastern parts overnight into Tuesday morning. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 30 to 50 mm are likely, with isolated falls of 70 mm possible.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts of around 90 km/h are possible across the central and northeastern ranges from this evening.
Heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts are forecast to ease below warning thresholds during Tuesday morning.
Pouring in Montmorency for hours now!!
Continuous heavy rain here in Epsom Bendigo. Been raining here for a while now. So good!! Soaking up the dry and harsh ground. Much needed for our gardens too. 💙 💦 💦
Been raining for a while in geelong, norlane and corio also have no power.
My water tank went from empty to full overnight , 15.000 litres 😃
Raining Leongatha south very slippery indeed outside
Raining in Ringwood East, also just had a lightning strike and a rumble of thunder.
45 mm so far here in Lynbrook
Pretty consistent rain in Phillip Island 😎
53.3 mm in Kilmore so far and still raining
Pouring in Drouin
Too wet and dark in Eaglehawk but been raining since this afternoon my guess be over 25mm
Yep, we need the rain, and the cows will be happy, but I just woke up to a flooded house 🫢
30.6 mm of rain so far in Box Hill
16mls at 23.33pm Quambatook x
30 mil in wallan ... great soaking rain for the garden
Raining last few hours at south Kyneton. A few strikes nearby at reservoir. Lucky no fires!
43.2m of rain so far in ferntree gully
Here's the rain, Melbourne! 💦 Expect these conditions to continue throughout the night with the chance of an embedded thunderstorm.
Take care on the roads if you are out and about. A Road Weather Alert is current for Melbourne for all suburbs - www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings/road.shtml
Image source - Bureau of Meteorology.
Just as promise by Nick 👏👏👏 Hope most of you have a tin roof, and enjoy the night of rain, and it’s cooler too 🙂
I say we are much needed of rain. The ground is so dry and open this will be good for it
I’m watching this all unfold from Perth - wishing I was home and amongst it - I hope everyone is safe and able to admire nature flexing her muscles ☺️
Horror drive home. Mad lightning and very heavy rain. The roads are seriously bad, kinda like an ice rink. The ONE night I go out after work and we haven't had rain like this in what, 6 months or more? Love it now that I'm home though & the garden needs a good soak.
Possibly our wettest day of the year and my rain gauge decides call it a day 🤬
We’ve been getting it fairly heavy in Footscray for a while now. It’s fantastic. Lots of lightning and rumbles
We haven’t seen this in a long time desperately needed rain
So nice to hear heavy rain on the roof!
Love the wind and rain- everything clean and fresh-mentally refreshing 🍃💧😀
The trees, grass, birds and wildlife are revelling right now ♥️
Love a good ☔️🤩
Heavy rain in Patterson Lakes and loving it 🌧
No complaints about weather prediction now is there lol
Much needed rain. It’s fantastic. Finally safety beach gets a good drenching.
You weren’t wrong nick 👍
Thanks Nick. Stay safe everyone.
sounds great on the tin roof
Good steady rainfall here in Williamstown, so good to hear on the roof
Thanks for that nick, appreciate what you do 😊
Bring it on Nick plants are getting a good water cheers 🥂
Mornington is wet✔️✔️✔️✔️
We've already had a lovely thunderstorm rumble through Warragul as the heavy rain began a few hours ago.
We had a small thunderstorm this afternoon but it got wild for that short amount of time very humid in boronia
Pouring heavy in Phillip Island
Bit hit and miss thru Cranbourne not much happening yet
6:10PM WEATHER UPDATE - The latest radar scan now shows Isolated thunderstorms (some severe) moving through a large area of western and central Victoria, including Melbourne. DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAILSTONES and HEAVY RAINFALL are all possible with severe thunderstorms. Storms and rain areas will slowly contract to the east during the overnight period.
Numerous warnings are current for Victoria and can be found here: reg.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings
Image - Current (6PM) radar scan for Victoria from Weatherzone.
Lost power in Officer twice but only for a few seconds
I’m here at the moment in the city is this in the city areas?
Moderate rain in grovedale..occasional thunder and scant lightning..as I write big thunder
Just a bit of rain and lightning thunder not as serious as I thought it was going to be
Very average in Mornington 😭
Ha Noel Oakman hope all of you are OK with this weather
Sadly hardly any rain at Ashbourne bordering East Trentham.
Stay safe! Thunder here in South Gippsland and some rain atm
Power out in Beaconsfield/ officer due to nasty lightning 🌩 🌩🌩🌩
Second massive storm just hit Melton
Been flogging down in Serpentine
Lots of thunder and some heavy rain in Drouin.
Travel safe Amber Gaul 🥺
Beautiful Rain 🌧
We missed out again Branxholme
Steven Heath Trevor Stammers look at the intensity over city you better stay home
Quiet at Kyneton. Waiting.
Nasty
Tayla Bloom
Bailey Propsting
Ta Nick
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