Weather Watch: Australian Grand Prix forecast
Will the Australian weather play a part in Melbourne this weekend?
Published
27 MAR 2023
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Round 3 of the 2023 Formula 1 season sees the longest journey of the year, with Melbourne on hosting duties for F1's 36th Australian Grand Prix.
While our Middle Eastern adventures in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia had us enjoy the spectacle of seeing the FW45 under the night sky, it will be an all-daytime affair Down Under.
Every session of the Australian Grand Prix will see an evolving track as partly cloudy conditions allow the 5.278 km Albert Park Circuit time to heat up and cool down in otherwise unseasonably low temperatures.
The Aussie autumn might even see some rainfall over the Grand Prix weekend, with Friday afternoon looking most likely to see showers.
Check the full forecast below.
Australian Grand Prix forecast
Friday - FP1 and FP2
Forecast: Partly cloudy, moving to cloudy in the late afternoon.
Temperature: 21C / 69F falling to 16C / 60F in the evening
Chance of precipitation: 10% at noon, increasing to 40% by FP2
Saturday - FP3 and Qualifying
Forecast: Overcast.
Temperature: 16C / 60F throughout the day
Chance of precipitation: 10%
Sunday - Race
Forecast: Partly cloudy.
Highest temperature: A high of 17C / 62F falling to 14C / 57F in the evening
Chance of precipitation: <10%
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