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Footy weather keeping race-goers and cricketers wrapped up

Brett Dutschke, Sunday October 23, 2016 - 11:26 AEDT

Melbourne is on target for its coldest pair of days this late in the year since 1983, staying below a footy-season-like 14 degrees.

As a result, Western Bulldogs and Sturt scarves outnumbered safari suits and sleeveless dresses at the Cox Plate and country race meets.

A cold front, more typical of winter or early spring, kept much of Victoria, including Melbourne, five-to-10 degrees below average on Saturday and is doing a similar job on Sunday.

This front is slowly losing its bite, causing chilly winds to gradually ease and for skies to clear.

Monday will be as much as six degrees warmer and Tuesday as much as 12 degrees warmer than the weekend as wind gradually turns northerly.

The warmth will be short-lived due to another front arriving mid-week but the chill that it brings will be more typical of late October, taking temperatures about five degrees below average.

The good news for those playing cricket or heading to Derby Day at Flemington next Saturday, the temperature will reach the twenties under mostly sunny skies.

Looking ahead to the Melbourne Cup, a cold front won't be too far away, most likely keeping Flemington in the low-to-mid teens in potentially showery winds.

- Weatherzone

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