Temperature Melbourne

The Bureau of Meteorology's readings in the city reached 40.5 degrees on Friday afternoon, the warmest temperature recorded in Melbourne since January 31, 2020, ...

The temperature at Geelong had already fallen to 27.4 degrees by 3.30pm as the cool change moved east across the state. Melbourne Airport, Viewbank and Moorabbin Airport were the other weather stations that recorded tops of 41 or above after 2pm and Geelong, Avalon and Essendon all exceeded 40 degrees. But on the other side of the country, parts of Western Australia were bracing for temperatures closer to 50 degrees at the weekend, with the bureau forecasting the temperature in the Pilbara region would hit 48. A reprieve from the heat was expected about 4pm Friday, with the temperature tipped to fall about 10 degrees in the city before tops in the mid-20s across the weekend. At 3.15pm it got to 41.8 degrees at Point Cook and 42 degrees at Laverton, the hottest reading in the metropolitan area on Friday. A cool change has arrived in Melbourne, with the temperature plummeting 13 degrees in 13 minutes after the mercury tapped 40.5 degrees in the city just before 4pm.