Greater Melbourne 7 Day Rainfall Forecast

See how much rain is forecast across Greater Melbourne over the next seven days on an interactive map you can zoom into and tap for a reading.

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Forecast 7-day rainfall totals across Greater Melbourne, valid 1 Oct 2026, 10:00 am Australian eastern time
Valid 1 Oct 2026, 10:00 am AEST
Issued 23 Sept 2026, 10:00 pm AEST
7-day accumulated rainfall

Forecast guidance

Greater Melbourne 7 Day Rainfall Forecast

Melbourne sees fast-moving storms with cold fronts and summer troughs, including thunderstorm asthma risk in late spring.

This forecast shows rain expected across Greater Melbourne over the next seven days, in millimetres. Tap any point for a reading, or open the national Australia map.

Pale blues show light falls, greens and yellows a useful soaking, and orange through purple the heaviest totals. Treat totals as a broad regional guide and check warnings close to the event.

See Greater Melbourne thunderstorm forecast mapSee Greater Melbourne daily rainfall forecast map

Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Rainfall overlay: Tim's Severe Weather.

Forecast image sourced fromMeteologix

Rainfall intensity

millimetres

Light 0.1–30 mm

Moderate 31–100 mm

Heavy 101–200 mm

Very heavy 200 mm+

These descriptions help interpret totals only; they are not official warning levels.

7 Day Rainfall Forecast for other areas

AustraliaQueenslandNew South WalesVictoriaTasmaniaSouth AustraliaWestern AustraliaNorthern TerritoryAustralian Capital TerritorySouth East QueenslandFar North QueenslandGreater SydneyHunter RegionNorthern Rivers and North East NSWGippslandPerth and the South WestTop EndWide Bay BurnettCentral QueenslandNorth QueenslandDarling DownsMid North Coast NSWIllawarra and South Coast NSWCentral West NSWRiverinaAdelaide and SurroundsKimberley and Pilbara

Using the Greater Melbourne rainfall forecast safely

This map is forecast guidance, not a warning. Totals change with every model run, and a single storm can drop far more rain on one catchment than the map suggests. Official rainfall, flood and severe weather warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology always take priority for Greater Melbourne. Never drive through floodwater.

For rain already falling, use the rainfall radar and observations. For storm risk, see the Greater Melbourne thunderstorm forecast map.

Greater Melbourne in focus

The national rainfall forecast framed on Greater Melbourne, using exactly the same millimetre colour scale as every other view so you can compare areas fairly.

Clear issued and valid times

Every map states when the forecast was produced and the period it covers — the next seven days — in Australian eastern time.

Guidance, not a warning

Plan travel, outdoor work and farm operations around it, but Bureau of Meteorology rainfall and flood warnings always come first.

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Data Source

Data provided by Tim's Severe Weather

Update Frequency: Weekly

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