Forecast for Melbourne, issued 1st November, 4pm.

Friday : An early shower clearing to a mostly cloudy afternoon. moderate  to fresh SW winds, tending light SE later.

Min 10  Max 18

Saturday : Fine, mild to warm and partly cloudy, light to moderate E/NE winds.

Min 12  Max 23

Sunday : Warm and mostly fine. Showers and thunderstorms developing about the nearby hills. Light to moderate NE winds. Afternoon bayside seabreezes.

Min 14  Max 25

Monday : Warm and unsettled, humid with showers and thunderstorms later in the day . Light to Moderate NE winds, with afternoon bayside seabreezes. Rainfall 2 – 6mm

Min 15  Max 30

Tuesday : Warm and humid, showers and afternoon thunderstorms tending to rain overnight.  Moderate NE winds, shifting cooler SW in the afternoon.   Rainfall 2 – 6 mm     

Min 18   Max  28

Wednesday : Rain and thunderstorms, with possible heavy falls, and cooler change, moderate to fresh SW winds developing.

Rainfall 20 – 30 mm      Min  17   Max 23

Thursday : Cool and cloudy with showers, easing later. Moderate to fresh W/SW winds.    Rainfall   2 – 5 mm

Min 12   Max 20

Friday : Becoming fine after early cloud, partly cloudy with light S/SE winds.

Min 13  Max 21

Notes on the Weather :

A lingering low pressure trough is meandering over much of the Northern and Central part of Australia. An upper level low has formed in the Tasman sea with a strong low pressure trough, and is moving east, leaving a colder SW flow over Victoria. Isolated showers will clear East and generally clear on Friday.

Conditions will be warm and become increasingly humid on the weekend, however conditions will remain mainly fine across the state. There is the possibility of afternoon showers on the ranges on Sunday, before increasing on Monday from the West with very warm to hot conditions developing. A very large system develops on the Tuesday of Cup Weekend, with rain and colder weather becoming established. Locally heavy rainfall is likely to develop on Tuesday and Wednesday for Victoria, especially east of Central areas through to Gippsland.