Melbourne weather forecast December 27: What are the chances of rain on Day 2 of 4th BGT 2024-25 Test?

Australia scored 311-6 in 86 overs on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday, December 26. Batting first after winning the toss, the hosts got off to a great start courtesy of 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas, who smashed 60 off 65 balls. The youngster's memorable knock featured six fours and two sixes.

Konstas and Usman Khawaja (57 off 121) added 89 for the first wicket before Ravindra Jadeja trapped the former leg-before. Marnus Labuschagne (72 off 145) then joined Khawaja, and the duo added 65 for the second wicket. After Khawaja was dismissed in a soft manner, Labuschagne and Steve Smith (68*) featured in another solid third-wicket stand of 83.

For Team India, Jasprit Bumrah was again the star of the show, registering figures of 3-75 from 21 overs. He dismissed Khawaja and then added the scalps of Travis Head (0) and Mitchell Marsh (4). Akash Deep also chipped in with the wicket of Australian keeper-batter Alex Carey (31).

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Weather forecast for Melbourne on December 27

As per AccuWeather, it will be mostly cloudy in the morning in Melbourne on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia on Friday, December 27. The temperature during this phase will be around 20 degree Celsius. The probability of precipitation is low at two percent. The cloud cover is expected to be 81 percent, while the humidity is likely to be around 57 percent.

Looking at the afternoon weather forecast in Melbourne for Friday, conditions are expected to be mostly cloudy and breezy. The probability of precipitation remains negligible at six percent, even as there is expected to be 85 percent cloud cover. The humidity level is likely to be in the range of 42 percent.

Shifting focus to the evening weather forecast in Melbourne for Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test, AccuWeather states that it will be partly cloudy, with the temperature in the range of 14 degree Celsius. The probability of precipitation during this phase is nine percent, while the cloud cover is expected to be 45 percent and the humidity level 66 percent.