Melbourne Is Set to Shiver Through Its Coldest March Day in 41 Years Over the Weekend

It may have been nice and mild today with temperatures in the city reaching a lovely 28 degrees, but all nice weather must come to an end — and, in classic Melbourne style, that's set to happen in the extreme. A cool change is on its way, and it's set to send the mercury plummeting this afternoon and into the weekend.

According to Weatherzone, a southerly change is on its way over from South Australia and will see the temperature drop ten degrees before 6pm. It's not coming back up, either, with the chill sticking around through the weekend. In the city, the Bureau of Meterology is predicting a maximum of just 15 degrees (and a low of nine degrees) tomorrow — Saturday, March 30 — which would not only make it the coldest day of the year so far, but, according to Weatherzone, the coldest March day in 41 years. Oof.

The cold snap (and some rain) will stick around until about Wednesday, when the BoM predicts the mercury will be back up to 23 degrees with a low of 15.

This comes after an extremely hot weekend at the start of March and predictions that this autumn was going to be hotter than average. So you might need to pull out your winter coat for this weekend — but there's no telling how long you'll need it.