There a few notable weather forecasts in Round 1 of the 2018 H&A season, Gold Coast & Nth Melbourne appear to be headed for a wet contest in Cairns with a possible storm & showers forecast.
At the MCG on Saturday night Hawthorn & Collingwood could also hit by weather with the risk of a thunderstorm listed for late in the day for Melbourne. Expect high winds at the MCG on Saturday night.
GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs forecast is worth keeping an eye on, % chance of rain has increased in the last 2 days, it could be a wet start in Canberra.
Round 1 Forecast
Richmond v Carlton (MCG)
☀ 13-26 Sunny
Essendon v Adelaide (ES)
🌤 16-28 Mostly sunny
St Kilda v Brisbane (ES)
🌦 19-24 A few Showers (5-15mm 100% Chance of Rain)
Port Adelaide v Fremantle (AO)
🌤 23-32 Partly cloudy
Gold Coast v Nth Melbourne (CS)
⛈ 23-29 Showers, Possible storm (4-10mm 95% Chance of Rain)
Hawthorn v Collingwood (MCG)
🌦 19-24 A few Showers (5-15mm 100% Chance of Rain)
GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs (UNSW)
🌧 16-24 Rain at times (6-10mm 90% Chance of Rain)
Melbourne v Geelong (MCG)
🌦 18-23 Showers increasing (0-3mm 80% Chance of Rain)
West Coast v Sydney (OS)
☁ 18-28 Cloudy
*Etihad Stadium (ES) has a roof & it will be closed on game day for forecast rain
