Forecast

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 Thursday 04 December 2025

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are expected for the remainder of Thursday afternoon and again on Friday over northern Victoria, resulting in elevated fire dangers. A cooler southwest to southerly wind change will extend from the west during Thursday evening. Winds will shift milder southwesterly over northern Victoria again during the late afternoon and evening on Friday. Thunderstorms with little or no rainfall are possible over south western parts and the Central district during Thursday and over the central and eastern ranges on Friday.

For the rest of Thursday 04 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country

For Friday 05 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee

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 Friday.