Sudden downpour soaks Melbourne as snow continues to rain on spring’s parade

UPDATE: MELBOURNE has been battered with a sudden soaking of spring rain, with a torrential shower giving commuters a taste of a wet weekend to come.

UPDATE: MELBOURNE has been battered with a sudden soaking of spring rain, with a torrential shower giving commuters a taste of the wet weekend to come.

About 7.2mm of rain has fallen since 9am, but don’t put the umbrella away just yet — the cluster is travelling east and more rain is forecast for the remainder of the evening.

Footy fans attending the Cats vs. Swans clash at the MCG tonight should prepare for a scrappy battle, with the highest probability of rainfall predicted immediately after the match.

Hey Melbourne #weather how you going? R u ok? pic.twitter.com/OS4YgImtYR

— AB (@ohhiAB) September 15, 2017

Melbourne battered by spring rain. Picture: David Hurley

Flooding at Flinders St subway after a sudden downpour of rain. Picture: Shaun Campbell

For those continuing the festivities into the early morning, the rain will ease while the mercury drops to a chilly 10C.

Flood watch warnings are in place for west and South Gippsland and the greater Melbourne catchments.

More snow has fallen overnight in the alpine region with 6cm at Falls Creek, 7cm at Mt Buller and 9cm at Mt Hotham.

Some serious rain falling in Melbourne's inner east right now, & judging by radar there's more where it came from. #AFLCatsSwans #AFLFinals pic.twitter.com/ZbmJfbNFj2

— Lauren Wood (@LaurenA_Wood) September 15, 2017

Geelong players prepare for a good game. Picture: Getty Images

Senior forecaster Chris Godfred said it’s been an unusually snowy start to September with the Macedon, Otway and Dandenong Ranges all expected to be sprinkled white again overnight and early tomorrow morning.

“Having this number of snowfalls in September is not something that happens very often,” he said.

“It’s definitely been a colder than average start to spring, but next week we will pick up some milder weather with Thursday shaping up to be a good day.”

Tom Gibbs, Ruby Walton and Kat Milner flip, flop and crash. Picture: Jason Edwards

A glorious day at Mt Hotham. Picture: Twitter

SNOW NEAR CITY AS STATE SHIVERS AGAIN

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Tomorrow will reach a top of 14C with more rain before Sunday shapes up to a cloudy 18C.

More rain is on the way for Monday’s top of 18C before the temperature dips to 14C on Tuesday.

Cloud will hang over the city on Wednesday as it hits a top of 18C before the glorious top of 22C on Thursday brings a slight drizzle to the city.

So dust off those T-shirts, spring weather is almost in bloom.