Melbourne, get set for a warm spring and early summer

We’re heading for a warm and sunny Melbourne spring, with summer set to arrive early this year.

Melbourne is set for a warm spring this year.

Winter is almost behind us, and soon we'll came out of hibernation to attend park parties, outdoor barbies and the Spring Racing Carnival.

This year’s festivities are less likely to be marred by rain, with the weather bureau forecasting a drier than usual spring.

Bureau of Meteorology long-range forecaster Dr Andrew Watkins said temperatures would be one to two degrees warmer on average, equalling more glorious spring days in the high 20s or early 30s.

Read the story from The Age by Chloe Booker - “Melbourne, get set for a warm spring and early summer.”