MELBOURNEPULSE
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Plan your next 36 hours

Forecast foot traffic and the chance of rain, hour by hour, so you can pick your time in the CBD.

Based on 99 sensors.

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Location
Goal
Window

Best time for: Busy but dry

Tue 4pm–6pm

About typical for a TuesdayLow rain risk (13%)

Busiest hours where rain isn't likely: about 81,229 pedestrian counts an hour, about typical for these hours. Low rain risk (13%).

Also goodWed 4pm–6pmLow rain risk (0%)

Next-busiest hours where rain isn't likely: about 78,994 pedestrian counts an hour, 5% below typical. Low rain risk (0%).

AvoidTue 7pm–9pmLow rain risk (27%)

Most likely to be wet: about 43,016 pedestrian counts an hour, about typical for these hours. Low rain risk (27%).

Considering Tue 2pm – Wed 10pm, between 7am and 10pm, in 2-hour blocks.

The forecast currently runs to Thu, 12 Nov, 12am, so this window is shorter than usual. It is extended once a day, early in the morning.

How rain changes foot traffic in the CBD

Measured over the last 12 months · all CBD sensors

A wet hour usually means 20% fewer pedestrian counts across the CBD (95% interval −23.7% to −16.6%, from 892 wet hours).

The forecast above already takes the weather forecast into account. This figure only explains why; it is never applied to the forecast.