Flowerdale, Victoria, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and northeasterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East and South West forecast districts and parts of the Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.

For the GRAMPIANS and CENTRAL RANGES, including the OUTER NORTHERN and EASTERN SUBURBS of MELBOURNE: DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h, with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are possible from late afternoon, becoming likely throughout the evening and into early Saturday morning.
For the EASTERN RANGES: DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 110 km/h are possible from late evening, continuing throughout Saturday morning. Blizzard conditions are also possible for alpine areas above 1200 metres.
Conditions are expected to ease from the west on Saturday, over the Grampians before sunrise and over the Central and Eastern Ranges by mid Saturday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Ballarat, Daylesford, Falls Creek, Yarra Glen, Dargo and Mt Baw Baw.

Frosts with temperatures down to -2 degrees are forecast for Friday morning in parts of the Northern Country, North Central, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts.