Issued: Thursday 26 September
Mostly sunny conditions are forecast for the start of the AFL Grand Final long weekend, before showers begin to develop on Sunday.
Senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said that after a cold morning on Friday, it will be dry and mostly sunny during the parade, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid to high teens.
"Warmer weather is expected in Melbourne on Saturday, with temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s for the opening bounce.
"These fine match-day conditions are a result of a high pressure system moving across Victoria, bringing clear skies and moderate northerly winds."
"There is a high chance of showers developing on Sunday, increasing in the afternoon as another cold front sweeps across Victoria from the west," she said.
If the temperature reaches the forecast 23 degrees on Saturday, this year's Grand Final would rank among the warmest 20 VFL/AFL deciders. This year's forecast temperature falls well short of the 2023 Grand Final which was played on a sunny 29.7 degree day.
The last time these two teams met in a Grand Final, then as Fitzroy and South Melbourne in 1899, the game was played on a day with steady rain and a maximum temperature of just 14.3 degrees.
