<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tricky conditions will face jockeys and punters alike at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Much of Australia has been battered by wild weather in recent days, and whilst Melbourne has been spared the worst of it, it's set to be a cold and cloudy day for the race that stops the nation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temperatures will not go higher than 17 degrees, and other factors could make it a challenging day for all involved at Flemington.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE BLOG:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/sport/horse-racing/melbourne-cup-results-2025-live-winner-horses-race-time-tips-scratchings-full-finishing-order-placings-20251027-p5n7iu.html" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne Cup 2025"><strong><span>Melbourne Cup 2025</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's first off, quite a cool day with a high temperature of 17 degrees, but with a bit of breeze out there, a bit of wind chill around might struggle to reach that temperature," meteorologist Angus Hines said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"[It was a] very wet day yesterday, we've seen a bit of rain continue overnight tonight, and we are forecasting showers off and on through throughout the day."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hines insisted it wasn't all bad news on the weather front, saying some blue skies could appear over Melbourne and Flemington in the late morning and early afternoon, which could dry up the track slightly.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-cup-2025-weather-forecast-flemington-track-conditions/197f5b49-b7e6-4ee6-b295-23593016d9c0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, another series of showers could sweep across the city later in the day.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/sport/horse-racing/melbourne-cup-2025-horses-simon-odonnell-form-guide-field-tips-odds-exclusive-20251021-p5n73e.html" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne Cup guide - Who are the favourites"><strong><span>Melbourne Cup guide - Who are the favourites</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He hopes it will be dry for the race itself at 3pm AEDT, but he said there would most likely be rain soon after.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hines said a cold front is leaving the city, which brought up to 35mm of rain yesterday, but some of its effects are still lingering today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Now that cold front has departed in the past 24 hours, but as it's left in behind it, we've seen this chilly wind flow up from the south west, which is just dragging lots of showers from the Southern Ocean up and across Victoria," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's what's continuing to pepper us with shower activity throughout cup day."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>