Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North Central, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Issued at 10:46 PM EST on Tuesday 23 April 2024
Warnings for Wednesday 24 April
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North Central, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include the West and South Gippsland forecast district and parts of the North Central, South West and Central forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EST Wednesday.
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Bend Of Islands (37.6972°S, 145.2841°E, 138m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY8° 15° showers easing Chance of rain: 80% Likely amount: 1-5mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:26am EST 6:53am EST 5:39pm EST 6:06pm EST NOW9.9° Feels Like: 8.8° Relative Humidity: 99% Dew: 9.8° Wind: NW 6km/h Gust: 7km/h Rainfall since 9am: 4.0mm Pressure: 1017.4hPa -
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Bend Of IslandsNow10.0°cFeels Like:8.3°Wind:NW 9km/hGusts:11km/hHumidity:100%8°Min15°MaxToday in Bend Of IslandsPartly cloudy. Very high chance of showers about the Dandenongs, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h.Tomorrow7°Min15°MaxCloudy. Very high chance of showers about the Dandenongs, high chance elsewhere. Winds W 15 to 25 km/h tending SW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers about the Dandenongs, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h.
Forecast for Bend Of Islands (37.6972°S, 145.2841°E, 138m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 8° 7° 8° 6° 7° 9° 7° Maximum 15° 15° 16° 19° 21° 17° 16° Chance of rain 80% 80% 60% 5% 10% 70% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate No Rating No Rating - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 10
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(km/h)Wind direction SW SW W SW WSW SW N WNW NNE NNW NNW SW S S Relative humidity 95% 60% 100% 71% 100% 74% 99% 57% 88% 46% 78% 69% 89% 58% Dew point 11°C 6°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 7°C -
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Bend Of Islands 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar202420259465465106775105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Apr 23
ENSO status: Inactive/Neutral. El Niño ended. IOD status: Neutral, becoming strongly positive. SAM status: Leading to neutral and returning positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is presently in an inactive phase, for the first time since August 2021. Ocean cooling continues over the eastern Pacific Ocean as sea surface temperatures approach near-normal conditions. Warmer than normal waters are present across the western Pacific Ocean, including the Coral Sea with added moisture and humidity to influence weather conditions in the eastern regions of Australia. The atmosphere continues to be firmly neutral after weakening early in the year with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop this coming winter season. A neutral ENSO typically has no significant impact on Australian rainfall during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase, although record-high ocean temperatures across the northwest Indian Ocean have the IOD index just tipping into a positivethreshold value. Persistent southeasterly winds over the eastern Indian Ocean during the previous month are forecast to ease with below-average wind speeds to develop off northwest Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean during the winter season. All international models are suggesting the IOD will strengthen into a strong positive phase over the next 2-3 months, with significant upwelling to start near Indonesia possibly following May. A positive IOD reduces the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, thus reducing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is currently positive (mid-April) with the outlook favouring a neutral phase forecast in May and then the likelihood of returning to a positive phase during winter. A positive SAM increases easterly winds, increasing rainfall and thunderstorm activity in the east. A positive SAM also reduces the impact of cold fronts and decreases the rainfall over southernAustralia. Rainfall outlooks are showing above-average rainfall over winter for WA and central and northern SA, and eastern regions of QLD and NSW. Conversely, below-average rainfall is expected for western TAS, southern SA, and most of VIC.
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This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Friday
Apr 1910.8 °C 19.1 °C 4.2 mmSaturday
Apr 205.2 °C 18.1 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Apr 213.2 °C 18.3 °C 0.2 mmMonday
Apr 222.0 °C 23.1 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Apr 233.6 °C 24.6 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Bend Of Islands minimum temp history (37.6972°S, 145.2841°E, 138m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 30.1° 01/04/2024 Coldest this month 2.0° 22/04/2024 Hottest on record 33.3 01/04/2014 Coldest on record -3.3 25/04/1999 Hottest this year 36.9° 09/03/2024 Coldest this year 2.0° 22/04/2024 Long term average 20.8° Long term average 7.1° Average this month 19.9° Average this month 7.7° Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 23.2° 2005 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 3.8° 1999 Bend Of Islands rainfall history (37.6972°S, 145.2841°E, 138m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 66.0mm 02/04/2024 Total This Month 123.2mm
11.0 daysLong Term Average 60.4mm 12.3 days Wettest April on record 121.8mm 1996 Driest on record 5.4mm 2018 -
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Average Rainfall To Apr 214.4mm 37.1 day(s) Total For 2024 329.4mm 31.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 236.8mm 29.0 day(s) Wettest Day 76.2mm Jan 8 Lowest Temperature 2.0°C Apr22 Highest Temperature 36.9°C Mar 9 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 28.1 27.7 25.2 20.8 16.7 14.1 13.5 14.8 17.4 19.8 22.7 25.3 20.5 Mean Min (°C) 12.1 11.9 10.0 7.1 5.6 4.0 4.0 4.4 5.6 6.9 9.0 10.0 7.5 Mean Rain (mm) 54.3 48.7 51.0 60.4 69.8 68.2 59.7 72.8 68.2 78.5 73.4 60.8 760.9 Mean Rain Days 8.8 6.8 9.2 12.3 16.4 18.0 18.2 18.8 15.0 14.6 12.4 10.7 161.1