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It’s umbrellas at the ready once more, Melbourne: cold and dreary winter days are back after an unseasonably warm week.
With a thick band of rain clouds hanging over the CBD on Saturday morning, Melbourne stalled at a temperature of 12.2 degrees at sunrise.
The city will remain soggy across the day, with up to 15 millimetres of rain expected and a top temperature of 14 degrees.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Chris Kent said Melbourne’s colder days were around average for this time of year.
“We had a cold front move across the south-east yesterday [Friday], and we’re getting the tail end of that moving through today,” he said.
“In terms of totals, we’re expecting four to 15 millimetres potentially again today, but that rain is likely to come and go with the showers. From tomorrow, we should start seeing the showers easing off a bit.”
There’s a chance of showers on Sunday with an expected top of 15 degrees, while the start of the working week is set to remain dry ron Monday with a high of 14 degrees.
But a reprieve from the rain won’t last, as a sprinkling is expected on Tuesday alongside a maximum of 16 degrees.
Melburnians will be unsurprised by the forecast drizzle, but the rain will come after record-breaking temperatures during the week.
In a 24-hour block from 9am on Wednesday, the city’s minimum temperature was 16.2 degrees, which resulted in the bureau declaring it the warmest June night on record.
Kent said the unseasonable temperatures had melted away much of the snow in Victoria’s alpine areas, but the higher mountain peaks might get a smattering of snow in the coming week.
“The ranges up in the north-east have – after the warm period we had last week – very little snow around, so there is a possibility of some sprinkle of snow up there,” he said.
“But that won’t be at any of the low elevations, it’s probably really just the top of the peaks that are getting a potential dusting over the next couple of days.”
A marine wind warning is in place for the state’s west and central coasts.
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