Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland fire weather districts
Issued at 04:02 PM EDT on Wednesday 25 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast for most of Victoria on Thursday due to very hot and dry temperatures, combined with fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds. A gusty west to southwesterly change will enter the west of the state during the afternoon, moving through to central and eastern areas during the evening.
For Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland
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 Thursday.
Forecast
Allambee (38.2632°S, 146.0341°E, 384m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the E in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the W in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/NE 25 to 40 km/h before dawn then tending NW/SW in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37.
Forecast for Allambee (38.2632°S, 146.0341°E, 384m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 17° 14° 10° 11° 10° 14° 10° Maximum 34° 18° 20° 22° 26° 23° 22° Chance of rain 40% 70% 80% 10% 10% 10% 30% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High Moderate - - - 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 14
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)4
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NE N WNW WSW NW W WNW WSW E SW WSW SW SSW SW Relative humidity 46% 22% 71% 55% 60% 54% 72% 48% 70% 42% 73% 49% 66% 45% Dew point 14°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 8°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 11°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Allambee (38.2632°S, 146.0341°E, 384m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:22am EDT 5:53am EDT 8:42pm EDT 9:13pm EDT 2:11am EDT 4:22pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
