Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Road Weather Alert for Melbourne
for all suburbs.
Issued at 5:05 pm EDT on Thursday 22 February 2018.
Slippery roads will make driving conditions dangerous Thursday night and early
Friday morning in all suburbs.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
- Reduce speed.
- Maintain a greater distance between you and the vehicle in front.
For information on any road closures, please contact your local council or the Police.
The next alert will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Melbourne (37.8143°S, 144.9632°E, 8m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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MelbourneNow28.4°cFeels Like:28.3°Wind:NNW 13km/hGusts:22km/hHumidity:43%21°Min31°MaxToday in MelbourneMostly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Light winds becoming N/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming N 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day.Tomorrow21°Min31°MaxPartly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon. Winds N 25 to 40 km/h shifting cooler SW 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon. Stronger wind squalls possible.
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7 Day Forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Light winds becoming N/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming N 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day.
Forecast for Melbourne (37.8143°S, 144.9632°E, 8m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 21° 25° 14° 13° 13° 19° 15° Maximum 31° 29° 20° 23° 30° 30° 22° Chance of rain 50% 70% 40% 10% 20% 40% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Very High Very High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 9
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(km/h)Wind direction NE NNE N W SW SSW SSE SSW NNE N NNW WSW SW SSW Relative humidity 67% 48% 51% 69% 60% 52% 68% 48% 62% 33% 48% 41% 72% 54% Dew point 17°C 17°C 16°C 19°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 12°C 16°C 12°C 12°C -
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Melbourne (37.8143°S, 144.9632°E, 8m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Sun & Moon Times
Sunrise / Sunset for Melbourne (37.8143°S, 144.9632°E, 8m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:30am EDT 6:58am EDT 8:09pm EDT 8:36pm EDT 2:01pm EDT First quarter
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Melbourne Rain Forecast
MelbourneSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT22
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LOWCHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Feb22Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has been relatively fast moving in recent weeks. There are five main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the southwest Indian Ocean, Western Australia, New Zealand, the south Pacific, the southeast Pacific, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 1 March to 5 March, 10 March to 14 March, and 23 March to 27 March. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 27 February to 3 March, 14 March to 18 March, and 18 March to 22 March. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 5 March to 9 March, 10 March to 14 March, and 23 March to 27 March.
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Almanac
Melbourne minimum temp history (37.8143°S, 144.9632°E, 8m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 37.4° 07/02/2018 Coldest this month 12.1° 01/02/2018 Hottest on record 46.4 07/02/2009 Coldest on record 4.5 24/02/1924 Hottest this year 42.0° 06/01/2018 Coldest this year 12.1° 01/02/2018 Long term average 25.8° Long term average 14.6° Average this month 26.2° Average this month 16.1° Hottest February On Record Avg. max. temp. 30.2° 1898 Coldest February on record Avg. min. temp. 11.3° 1865 Melbourne rainfall history (37.8143°S, 144.9632°E, 8m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.8mm 19/02/2018 Total This Month 1.0mm
2.0 daysLong Term Average 48.0mm 7.4 days Wettest February on record 238.2mm 1898