Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, North Central and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:30 PM EDT on Tuesday 03 February 2026
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions Wednesday, combined with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds shifting south to southwesterly during the evening bring elevated fire dangers over central and western parts of the State.
For Wednesday 04 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, North Central and Wimmera
The CFA advises that you:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through ABC Local Radio, commercial and designated community radio stations, or Sky News TV, www.emergency.vic.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.
Forecast
Acheron (37.2524°S, 145.702°E, 194m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the E in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending W/NW in the early afternoon then turning S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 36.
Forecast for Acheron (37.2524°S, 145.702°E, 194m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 15° 14° 11° 13° 13° 14° 14° Maximum 32° 29° 31° 31° 30° 29° 32° Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 30% 50% 60% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 12
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)6
(km/h)16
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NNW WSW WSW W W WNW W SSE WNW NNE WNW WNW WNW Relative humidity 42% 28% 53% 30% 62% 21% 52% 20% 63% 34% 70% 39% 69% 29% Dew point 8°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 5°C 9°C 5°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Acheron (37.2524°S, 145.702°E, 194m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:06am EDT 6:34am EDT 8:26pm EDT 8:55pm EDT 9:45pm EDT 8:44am EDT
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days