Edithvale Weather Forecast

Port Phillip Local Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon and early evening, becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots later in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the north by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe. Squalls to 45 knots possible near storms and showers about the southwesterly change.

Weather Situation

A large high pressure system is located over the southern Tasman Sea as a trough associated with a low approaches western Victoria. The trough is forecast to slowly cross Bass Strait on Wednesday as another high crosses waters south of the Bight. The high is expected to be located near western Bass Strait by Thursday night before slowly crossing Bass Strait on Friday. Northerly winds are expected to develop on Saturday as the high moves over the Tasman Sea and a cold front approaches from the west.