Morning sun on the Yarra, a cool breeze by lunch, a shower by mid-afternoon. Melbourne's weather loves a plot twist, and the city plans around it. Locals carry a jacket on warm days, duck into laneway cafés when the rain arrives and drift back to Federation Square as soon as the clouds move on.
Beyond the center, trams roll out to the Italian cafés of Lygon Street, the vintage shops of Fitzroy and the seaside cake shops of St Kilda. The climate is temperate, with warm summers, cool damp winters and days that can swing within hours. A Local Friend keeps the plan loose, trading a beach walk for a gallery or a market when the sky turns.
