Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country fire weather districts
Issued at 04:18 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions will combine with fresh to strong and gusty north to northwesterly winds to elevate fire dangers over parts of western and central Victoria. A cooler southwest to southerly wind change is expected to extend from the west during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms with little or no rainfall are possible over south western parts and the Central district during the afternoon and evening.
For Thursday 04 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country
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
Arapiles (36.7418°S, 141.9419°E, 119m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SW in the afternoon and evening. Winds N 20 to 30 km/h tending N/NW 35 to 50 km/h in the morning then shifting S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 38.
Forecast for Arapiles (36.7418°S, 141.9419°E, 119m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 12° 13° 6° 7° 11° 9° Maximum 36° 31° 23° 23° 28° 28° 28° Chance of rain 30% 60% 80% 5% 5% 5% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme 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 31
(km/h)37
(km/h)10
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)32
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)29
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction N NW SSW WNW W W SW WSW NW W W WSW SSE SSW Relative humidity 28% 13% 59% 23% 70% 47% 57% 29% 48% 24% 67% 38% 56% 21% Dew point 4°C 3°C 9°C 7°C 11°C 10°C 4°C 2°C 4°C 4°C 12°C 11°C 7°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Arapiles (36.7418°S, 141.9419°E, 119m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:36am EDT 6:06am EDT 8:37pm EDT 9:07pm EDT 8:06pm EDT 4:47am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
