Latest Melbourne weather forecast for Saturday from The Bureau of Meteorology (note -this has been supplied by someone from Sydney - meaning anyone from Melbourne should know what is coming and doesn't need to read any further!):

Generally fine and sunny with possibility of light winds or medium winds or strong winds or gales or hurricanes with possibility of some showers or all showers or showery storms or stormy showers with possibility of thunder and lightning or tempests or cyclones, with snowdrifts unlikely (but possible).

Temp range: -2 to 38 degrees

That's the forecast for between 1.00pm and 2.00pm anyway. I imagine the rest of the day will be pretty much the same.

So, normal Melbourne Spring weather.

Meanwhile, eyes are to the skies in the US as well courtesy of an inch of rain that fell on Long Island last Saturday and gave New York a record rainfall for the month of October. The track itself has seen 18.2 inches of rain in less than a two-week period (not including Saturday night's storm).

The US has yet another hurricane on its mind - Wilma being the latest - so the potential is there for yet more rain on the East Coast. Starcraft's owners will be doing a few sun dances I guess. Not sure what else helps to alleviate bad weather apart from prayer which no doubt others would advocate.