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Perfect Melbourne weather for Australian Open finals

Anthony Sharwood
Image: The weather forecast could not be better for finals weekend at the Australian Open. Source: iStock/CraigRJD
Image: The weather forecast could not be better for finals weekend at the Australian Open. Source: iStock/CraigRJD

The weather forecast for both the men’s and women’s singles finals of the Australian Open this Saturday and Sunday respectively at Melbourne Park could hardly be more perfect.

Yes, this is Melbourne weather we are talking about here, but for once – rather than being predictably unpredictable – it's going to be predictably predictable.

  • Melbourne is going for a top of 25°C on Saturday with the mercury likely to be hovering around 21°C when the women's final starts at 7:30pm. Winds will be light and skies should be mostly clear with only a very slight chance of a light shower.
  • Melbourne is forecast to reach 26°C on Sunday and it should be a slightly more balmy 24°C in the stands when the men’s final starts at 7:30pm, ahead of some much warmer air arriving Monday. Expect clear skies.

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Monday actually looks pretty uncomfortable in Melbourne with a maximum of 35°C ahead of a cool change into Tuesday which may be accompanied by showers. So the Australian Open's timing this year is impeccable.

This has actually been a pretty friendly tournament weather-wise.

  • Since the main draw started on Sunday, January 12, the hottest temp was 34.6°C on January 20, while the coolest maximum was 21.4°C on January 17.
  • That's a difference of 13.2 degrees between the coolest and warmest day but by Melbourne standards, that's not too crazy.
  • To illustrate the above point, Melbourne’s highest January maximum on record was 45.6°C, while its lowest January maximum was 14.6°C.
  • That's a 31-degree difference between the hottest and coolest January days, which just goes to show how volatile Melbourne weather can be – even in midsummer. But not at this year’s Australian Open, thankfully.

Meanwhile Melbourne’s max temps will stay stay in the low 20s for the remainder of the working week until those mid-20 maximums arrive on the weekend.

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