Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Northern Country, North East and East Gippsland
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central, South West, North Central and West and South Gippsland
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens.
Severe heatwave conditions will ease over the northern and far eastern parts of the State over the weekend as southeast to southwesterly winds bring about milder conditions. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Corryong, Echuca, Mildura, Mansfield, Mallacoota, Omeo, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025
Forecast
Aberfeldy (37.6966°S, 146.3641°E, 941m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers about the ranges, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding about the ranges. Winds NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending SE/SW in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 27.
Forecast for Aberfeldy (37.6966°S, 146.3641°E, 941m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 11° 11° 2° 2° 2° 0° 2° Maximum 17° 17° 10° 7° 9° 8° 11° Chance of rain 70% 90% 80% 80% 70% 50% 40% Likely amount < 1mm 20-40mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate No Rating - - Frost risk Nil Nil Moderate Moderate Moderate High Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 15
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NW WSW NE NNE W W W WSW WNW W WSW WSW SW SSW Relative humidity 100% 51% 68% 100% 92% 76% 97% 86% 76% 81% 88% 80% 85% 79% Dew point 13°C 9°C 9°C 12°C 2°C 4°C 3°C 3°C 0°C 4°C 0°C 2°C 3°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Aberfeldy (37.6966°S, 146.3641°E, 941m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:17am EDT 5:49am EDT 8:36pm EDT 9:07pm EDT 5:20am EDT 9:07pm EDT
New moon
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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