Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee fire weather district
Issued at 04:04 AM EDT on Thursday 16 October 2025
Weather Situation
A mostly sunny and dry morning with temperatures well above average. Moderate north to northwesterly winds, tending fresh and gusty at times, particularly over western and elevated areas. A cooler, west to southwesterly change moves into western districts later in the afternoon and reaches central districts during the evening, bringing showers and storms.
For the rest of Thursday 16 October:
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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Ballapur (35.97°S, 142.7993°E, 99m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Slight chance of a shower in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Winds SW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Ballapur (35.97°S, 142.7993°E, 99m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 6° 13° 19° 12° 12° 5° Maximum 21° 22° 30° 23° 21° 16° 18° Chance of rain 5% 5% 30% 60% 60% 60% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 19
(km/h)22
(km/h)6
(km/h)6
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction SW WSW SSW WNW NNE N WSW WSW SW SSW S SSW S SW Relative humidity 73% 32% 68% 23% 25% 16% 52% 52% 64% 36% 72% 56% 66% 44% Dew point 9°C 4°C 5°C 0°C -1°C 1°C 11°C 12°C 8°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 4°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ballapur (35.97°S, 142.7993°E, 99m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:16am EDT 6:43am EDT 7:45pm EDT 8:12pm EDT 4:36am EDT 3:44pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
