Winds will be north to north-easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon then becoming north-easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.

There is no chance of rain and Warrnambool is expecting a top temperature of a delightful 17 degrees.

Hamilton is expecting 16, Colac 15, Ararat 15, Casterton 16, Mortlake 17, Heywood 17, Portland 17, Port Fairy 17, Terang 16 and Camperdown 16.

At 7am in Warrnambool it was a brisk 5.1 and felt like 0.7, but it will warm up.

A high pressure system centred near Tasmania will move slowly eastwards over the Tasman Sea on Friday and Saturday.

A cold front will approach western Victoria late Saturday, passing across the State during Sunday.

On Monday another high will develop over inland Victoria in the wake of the front.

For the next seven days Warrnambool is expecting a top of 17 on Saturday before more mild weather takes over.

There will be showers with a top of 14 on Sunday, cloudy 14 Monday and then rain for the rest of the week right through until Friday with tops of 13 or 14 degrees.

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