Weather forecast for Friday

[SXP]

So far the forecast for Friday night doesn't look good at all. The latest prediction is that it is going to rain. No luck here for Swanees.

[midaro]

Friday
Showers. Possible hail. Min 8 Max 15

Here's a direct link for those who wish obsess on a (>) daily basis:

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV10450.txt

[cruiser]

Great. Perhaps I'll wear a hard hat to the game.

I dont think that wet weather suits St Kilda any more than it does us, given that they play most of their football at Telstra Dome. However, I do recall that it didnt seem to bother them last September.

[Thunder Shaker]

Sigh. Looks like I'm not getting any washing done any time soon, and the Swans are going to be playing after a week of wet weather:

Tonight and Tuesday
A few showers, mostly clearing early afternoon. A partly cloudy day with light
to moderate southwesterly winds tending northwesterly later.

Min 8 Max 16

Wednesday
A little rain clearing later.
Min 7 Max 16

Thursday
A few showers.
Min 10 Max 15

Friday
Showers. Possible hail.
Min 8 Max 15

Trend for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Showers. Cool.

[big bear]

At least they won't water the ground. We hope.

[BonBon]

MCG should get a roof.

Or we should play at the Dome.

Or the weather should just tell us the truth and say it will be a warm night.

[originalswan]

A bit worrying that it seems to be the same weather as we had in last years final against the Saints. Th Swans e played like they thought they were in dry conditions. Hopefully they have learnt something since then.

[floppinab]

Originally posted by originalswan
A bit worrying that it seems to be the same weather as we had in last years final against the Saints. Th Swans e played like they thought they were in dry conditions. Hopefully they have learnt something since then.

Yep we might be putting up a smokescreen today but watering the ground last Friday was actually what the Swans wanted to do to prepare them for swimming pool conditions at the MCG this Friday

[legaff]

Melbourne's weather is really reliable. You can always rely on Melbourne to produce the coldest, most miserable, crappy conditions possible. Thats we love good old melbourne.

If we play the conditions properly it may end up helping us.

1. It will be hard for the saints to break away.
2. Saints are a big marking side, much better than sydney, so the conditions will slightly lessen that advantage.

[timbo]

If we play the conditions properly it may end up helping us.

heard that in the lead up to last years semi final.

hmmm, hopefully we may have learnt something.

[Snowy]

Ground shouldn't be too wet though because of the sandy base. It holds the water well. Last time they predicted a wet Saturday 6 days ahead it changed. Spring is our most unsettled period weather wise though.

[Mark]

Originally posted by cruiser
Great. Perhaps I'll wear a hard hat to the game.

Beats the Indian or policeman every day !

[cruiser]

Originally posted by Mark
Beats the Indian or policeman every day !

Hail would ruin a feather head dress.

[Mark]

Originally posted by cruiser
Hail would ruin a feather head dress.

[Dave]

Weather forecast

From the BOM site:

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV10450.txt

Hail!