Melbourne's 2nd Warmest Night

The temperature dropped to an uncomfortable 27 degrees at 12.40am and at 6am it was already 30 degrees. The Bureau of Meteorology had initially forecast a maximum of 31 degrees for today, but amended this to 35 this morning. It is believed to be the second-warmest December night in Melbourne, just shy of 27.2 degrees on a night in December 1961. A change bringing thunderstorms was expected to hit Melbourne later today and deliver about five millimetres of rain in the city and 5-15 millimetres statewide. "We're forecasting rain right across the state. In Melbourne ... the main rain is likely to come through during the late afternoon and evening, just ahead of the wind change."

theage.com.au