AWF Update 7am
Heavy rainfall and local thunderstorms over parts of W Central and North Central VIC are continuing to produce 10-20mm/hr rainfall totals in some areas increasing the risk of flash flooding and main river flooding. Otherwise scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms are affecting the remainder of central and northeast VIC with moderate falls also being achieved.
Today the upper low will slowly move SSE into C Bass Strait with rain and thunderstorms over the north and eastern part of that low gradually moving further southeast and clearing offshore later this afternoon. Strong and gusty SW winds will develop as the low winds up over Bass Strait and pushes further south tonight.
AWF Forecast:
Sunday: Rain, locally heavy over the west and north spreading throughout during the coming hour or two. Local thunderstorms chiefly in the west and northwest. Light SW winds inland freshening over southern suburbs over the coming few hours. Humid.
Remainder of Sunday: Rain tending to showers. Locally heavy falls and the risk of a thunderstorm clearing during the afternoon. SW winds extending throughout and strengthening before tending WNW and easing tonight. Becoming cooler. 18C
For the latest string of warnings please visit
http://www.bom.gov.au for the latest host of flood advices.
Next AWF Update at 8:30am
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I love the thunderstorms that developed as was properly forecast by the BoM and people on here. Well done team.
Pounding down at the moment. 68mm since 9am yesterday here and up to 75mm for the system!! GO VIC....Byebye drought!