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22.01.2022 * SEVERE WEATHER WARNING * * FOR DAMAGING WINDS * For people in parts of Central, East Gippsland, South West, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts.... Issued at 10:38 pm Saturday, 28 November 2020. GUSTY WINDS ABOUT THE RANGES OVERNIGHT, EASING SUNDAY. Weather Situation: A low-pressure trough over inland Australia is progressing eastwards with an embedded low pressure system deepening early Sunday. DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are expected to develop over Alpine areas (above 1200 metres) across the east on Saturday night and early Sunday. Winds are then expected to ease late Sunday morning and through the afternoon once the low clears the Gippsland coast. DAMAGING SOUTH to SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 40 to 60km/h with peak gusts of up to 90km/h are possible about elevated terrain (above 400m) of western and central districts briefly from around 5am on Sunday morning as a change moves over the state. Winds are expected to ease below warning threshold rapidly following the passage of the change, with the risk becoming negligible after 9am. DAMAGING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS with peak gusts around 100 km/h are also a risk about the East Gippsland coast from around dawn Sunday, easing in the afternoon. Locations which may be affected include Ararat, Castlemaine, Kyneton, Ballarat, Daylesford, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek.

21.01.2022 ** FORECAST FOR THURSDAY ** #VicForecast #MelbourneForecast...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Here come the first cold front Victoria! The first in a series of cold fronts will cross the State today, with further fronts following on Friday and Saturday and then later on Sunday. These cold fronts are forecast to produce showers, fresh and gusty W to SW’ly winds, cold air thunderstorms, small hail and snow in the Alpine region, possibly lowering to 900 metres Saturday.... Stay tuned to the page for the latest! Image - Latest satellite imagery from Himawari-8.

21.01.2022 A major geomagnetic disturbance produced an amazing Aurora Australis Last night. This image was taken by Andy Smith in #Ballarat, Victoria. Nice work Andy! - Nick -

20.01.2022 - A TROUGH TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS FOR VICTORIA - A low-pressure trough is expected to drift across Victoria today, generating showers and storms in the south and east, together with isolated thunderstorm activity. These storms will tend to ramp up in the north and east this afternoon and evening. ... As we see from Nick’s Thunderstorm Forecast severe storms are considered possible in the north and east today, mostly this afternoon and tonight. The trough is expected to spin up into a low-pressure cell that will be situated over central Victoria tonight and then move off the east coast tomorrow. Image: The accumulated rainfall totals according to the ECMWF model as processed by Weatherzone is from 11 pm Friday 27th November to 11 pm Saturday 28th November. The heaviest falls are depicted over the Southwest, with at least some of those in the East Gippsland area generated by thunderstorms later today. - Dick Whitaker, Meteorologist -

20.01.2022 The Port of Sale at 9am Saturday morning.

19.01.2022 * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING * * FOR DAMAGING WINDS * For people in North East and parts of East Gippsland, Mallee, Northern Country, North Central and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts.... Issued at 3:08 pm Saturday, 28 November 2020. Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts affecting northeast Victoria. A trough of low-pressure is combining with hot and windy conditions to product a risk of severe thunderstorms over eastern Victoria. Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Echuca, Shepparton, Wodonga, Wangaratta, Bright and Falls Creek.

18.01.2022 ** FORECAST FOR SATURDAY ** #VicForecast #MelbourneForecast...Continue reading

17.01.2022 * SEVERE WEATHER WARNING ( UPDATED ) * * FOR DAMAGING WINDS * For people in South West and parts of Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts.... Issued at 4:27 pm Monday, 30 November 2020. Damaging winds possible Tuesday. Weather Situation: A strong cold front will cross Victoria during Tuesday. DAMAGING NORTHERlY WINDS, averaging 40 to 60 km/h with peak gusts of around 90 km/h are likely to develop along the western and central ranges later Tuesday morning including the Dandenongs. These stronger winds are also possible into parts of the northern metropolitan area during the late morning and early afternoon. DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS, averaging 40 to 70 km/h with peak gusts to 100 km/h are likely to develop over the eastern ranges, generally above 1000 metres during Tuesday afternoon. DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS, averaging 40 to 60 km/h with peak gusts to 90 km/h are possible in western Victoria, and likely near the coast following the cold front, with peak gusts to 100km/h possible along the coastal fringe. Northerly winds across central and eastern Victoria easing with the passage of the front in the afternoon and evening. Damaging westerly winds becoming confined to the coastal fringe during Tuesday evening, and expected to ease below warning threshold early Wednesday morning. Locations which may be affected include Horsham, Warrnambool, Portland, Kyneton, Ballarat and Wonthaggi.

17.01.2022 Due to severe weather impacts, all state forests within South Gippsland, Baw Baw, Latrobe and Wellington Local Government Areas (LGA’s) will be closed until Fri...day 18 June. This includes popular recreation sites such as Toorongo Falls, Coopers Creek and Brunton’s Bridge. Rail trails, recreation reserves, four-wheel-drive tracks, public halls and coastal reserves within these localities will also be closed at the discretion of the land managers. For further information on these closures please visit: https://www.ffm.vic.gov.au//public-land-closures-across-gi

14.01.2022 * 9:45PM THUNDERSTORM UPDATE FOR VICTORIA - WEDNESDAY * A trough is continuing to move across Victoria producing rain and isolated thunderstorms across parts of central and eastern Victoria. This dynamic upper trough will continue to across Victoria overnight bringing the risk of non-severe thunderstorms to the eastern half of the state, mainly in the hours before dawn. ... Significant atmospheric instability and strong winds aloft means that these early storms will contain a risk of damaging wind gusts. There is also a chance of heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding. Thunderstorms currently over central Victoria are no longer expected to produce severe phenomena. The latest Victorian warnings can be found here: https://reg.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings. Image - Current (9:30PM) Victorian radar/lightning tracker from Weatherzone. - Nick -

13.01.2022 Flooding and fallen trees have caused many roads to be closed this weekend, particularly in the Gippsland and Macedon Ranges areas. Be sure to plan ahead and vi...sit VicTraffic before getting on the road: https://traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/. Further roads may need to close at short notice. Detour routes may not be suitable for all vehicles and will likely add considerable time and distance to journeys. For all urgent road hazards, call 13 11 70.

13.01.2022 ** FORECAST FOR SUNDAY ** #VicForecast #MelbourneForecast...Continue reading

11.01.2022 **UPDATE - This message is expired and has been updated. For more information and updates on this message, please see https://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/ END ...OF UPDATE** EVACUATE NOW - RIVERINE FLOOD Incident Location: Traralgon Issue Date: Friday 11 June 2021, 09:33 pm Next Update: Friday 11 June 2021, 11:40 pm If you live, work, or are holidaying in the Traralgon Creek area you should evacuate now. MAJOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT TRARALGON TOWN OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING - The Traralgon Creek at Traralgon is currently below the minor flood level. Renewed rapid river level rises are expected from overnight Friday with minor to moderate flooding expected to develop in the early hours of Saturday. Major flooding is possible from Saturday morning. - Rain is currently falling with 5 to 10 mm since 6:00 pm Friday. Widespread totals of 40-60mm are expected around the Traralgon Creek catchment, with isolated heavier falls of up to 100mm (mainly about higher peaks). The heaviest falls are expected between midnight Friday and midday Saturday. - Some uncertainty exists in the Bureau of Meteorology models. However, as the risk is high it is recommended that you leave the area now. Traralgon Creek - Major flooding may occur along the Traralgon Creek with forecast rainfall.The Traralgon Creek at Traralgon is currently at 2.87 metres and steady. The Traralgon Creek at Traralgon is expected to exceed the minor flood level (3.50 m) overnight Friday into Saturday. - The river level is expected to exceed the moderate flood level (4.00 m) early Saturday morning and may reach the major flood level (4.80 m) Saturday morning. - Flooding is expected to impact Milton Crt, Tennyson St, Moonabeal Crt, Booth Crt, Whittakers Rd between Shakespear St and Princes St, Davidson St from the Traralgon Creek to Peterkin St, Willow Crt, George St, Berry St, Peterkin St, Munro St between George St and Peterkin St, Couchs Lane late Friday afternoon, early Saturday morning. If you are located in these areas, it is strongly recommended that you evacuate now.

10.01.2022 ** FORECAST FOR FRIDAY ** #VicForecast #MelbourneForecast...Continue reading

10.01.2022 SNOW ON THE WAY! A sequence of cold fronts will cross Victoria over the next 4 days with snow developing over the Alpine region. Showers are expected to fall as snow above 1200 metres later this evening across the Alpine region as a cold front moves through.... Scattered showers are forecast on Friday in southern and mountain districts, falling as snow above about 1100 metres. On Saturday, scattered showers are forecast near and south of the ranges, with snow falling above about 900 metres, lifting to above 1200 metres by the evening. Snow is expected to continue on Sunday, falling above about 1200 metres. Image - Snow forecast for the next 3 days from the ECMWF model via Windy.com. The blue shaded areas indicates the location of where snow is likely. - Nick -

10.01.2022 WOW! Checkout these amazing images of the Southernlights - Aurora Australis with Bioluminescence at Taroona Beach in Tasmania last night! You can see more amazing images like this at Aurora Australis Tasmania. - Nick -

07.01.2022 * THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST VICTORIA ON SATURDAY * Thunderstorms are possible across much of northern and eastern Victoria on Saturday, most likely during the afternoon and evening. There is also a small risk of storms during the early hours of Saturday across the northeast ranges. Damaging winds are the main risk with storms - however for the far northwest of the State the risk of storms is likely to be quite late in the day which means damaging wi...nds are less likely there. Image - Instability/lift forecast for 1PM Saturday from the GFS model via BSCH. - Nick -

06.01.2022 * 3PM THUNDERSTORM UPDATE FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN VICTORIA - SATURDAY * High-based thunderstorms are now developing across parts of northern and eastern Victoria, near and east of a trough over the northern and eastern districts. Storms are expected to peak during the afternoon and early evening. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce damaging wind gusts. An amplifying upper-level trough is expected to approach the Vic/SA border and will see elevated thunderstorms... increase this evening, initially from the western Wimmera/Mallee and extending southeast to the Central district around midnight. These thunderstorms have the potential of producing damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall, although due to the dynamic nature of this system, there is reduced confidence in these hazards occurring. Current Victorian warnings can be found here: https://reg.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings. Image - Current (2:50PM) Victorian radar scan from Weatherzone. - Nick -

06.01.2022 * SEVERE WEATHER WARNING * * FOR DAMAGING WINDS * For people in South West and parts of Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts.... Issued at 10:54 am Monday, 30 November 2020. Damaging winds possible Tuesday. Weather Situation: A strong cold front will cross Victoria during Tuesday DAMAGING NORTHERlY WINDS, averaging 40 to 60 km/h with peak gusts of around 90 km/h are likely to develop along the central ranges later Tuesday morning including the Dandenongs. These stronger winds are also possible into parts of the northern metropolitan area during the late morning and early afternoon. DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS, averaging 40 to 70 km/h with peak gusts to 100 km/h are likely to develop over the eastern ranges, generally above 1000 metres during Tuesday afternoon. DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS, averaging 40 to 60 km/h with peak gusts to 90 km/h are possible in western Victoria, and likely along near the coast following the cold front, with peak gusts to 100km/h possible along the coastal fringe. Northerly winds across central and eastern Victoria easing with the passage of the front in the afternoon and evening. Damaging westerly winds becoming confined to the coastal fringe during Tuesday evening, and expected to ease below warning threshold early Wednesday morning. Locations which may be affected include Horsham, Hamilton, Warrnambool, Portland, Wonthaggi and Falls Creek.

06.01.2022 A severe weather warning remains current for DAMAGING WINDS for people in parts of the East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts. GUSTY WINDS ABOUT THE EASTERN RANGES AND GIPPSLAND COAST. Weather Situation: A low pressure system is progressing eastwards through Bass Strait.... DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are possible over Alpine areas (above 1200 metres) across the east this morning. Winds are expected to ease rapidly during the late morning and early afternoon today. DAMAGING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS with peak gusts around 100 km/h are a risk about the Gippsland coast during the day. The threat is expected to contract to the East Gippsland Coast and Wilsons Prom by early afternoon as the low moves eastwards. Locations which may be affected include Mallacoota, Cann River, Orbost, Wilsons Prom, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. Falls Creek recorded a gust of 111 km/h at 06:37am Mount Buller recorded 106km/h at 05:18am Gabo Island recorded 98 km/h at 09:11am

05.01.2022 ** FORECAST FOR MONDAY ** #VicForecast #MelbourneForecast...Continue reading

01.01.2022 * VICTORIAN THUNDERSTORM FORECAST FOR TODAY, SATURDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2020 * Image source - Melbourne Storm Chasers. Information source - Bureau of Meteorology.... Isolated thunderstorms have already occurred across parts of central Victoria this morning, and are currently occurring across eastern Victoria. Thunderstorms are a risk through much of the State today, although storms are most likely in the east during the afternoon. Gusty winds are likely with any storms, with Damaging winds possible in the east. Heavy rainfall is also a risk with thunderstorms in the east. - Nick -

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01.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that there had been around 300,000 lightning strikes recorded in Victoria over the past 24-48 hours. All of the lightning was observed across the western half of the state yesterday and Tuesday night. - Nick -