Melbourne weather forecast December 29: What are the chances of rain on Day 4 of 4th BGT 2024-25 Test?

Nitish Kumar Reddy scored his maiden hundred as Team India made a strong comeback on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne on Saturday, December 28. Responding to the hosts' first innings total of 474, the visitors went to stumps at 358-9, trailing the Aussies by 116 runs.

India resumed their first innings on 164-5 but soon found themselves in trouble at 221-7, as Rishabh Pant (28) and Ravindra Jadeja (17) failed to convert their starts. Reddy (105*), though, played a fantastic knock and featured in an eighth wicket partnership of 127 with Washington Sundar (50). The stand was broken when Sundar was caught at slip off off-spinner Nathan Lyon.

There was a brief interruption in play on Day 3 due to rain, which forced the players to take tea early. There was a delayed start to the last session of play, which eventually ended due to bad light a few minutes after Reddy had completed a dazzling maiden Test hundred by slamming Scott Boland for a boundary.

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Weather forecast for Melbourne on December 29

Looking at the weather forecast in Melbourne for Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test on Sunday, December 29, AccuWeather says that it will be partly sunny and pleasant in the morning. The probability of precipitation during this phase is low at three percent. The cloud cover is likely to be 55 percent and humidity 57 percent.

Shifting focus to the afternoon weather at the MCG for Day 4 of the India vs Australia Test, the conditions are likely to remain partly sunny and pleasant. The probability of precipitation remains at three percent, while the cloud cover prediction rises to 76 percent. The humidity level is expected to be 46 percent.

As for the evening weather in Melbourne for Day 4 of the fourth BGT 2024-25 Test, AccuWeather predicts that the conditions will be clear, with three percent probability of precipitation. The cloud cover is expected to be low at seven percent, while humidity level is expected to rise to 71 percent.