Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North Central, South West and Central fire weather districts
Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Thursday 13 February 2025
Weather Situation
Hot with fresh to strong and gusty northerly winds ahead of a milder, gusty west to southwesterly change extending from the west during the afternoon and evening. There is a risk of high based thunderstorms and dry lightning, most likely in central parts in the afternoon.
For the rest of Thursday 13 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North Central, South West and Central
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
Ballarat Forward No2 (37.5946°S, 143.9755°E, 521m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the early morning. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Ballarat Forward No2 (37.5946°S, 143.9755°E, 521m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 12° 9° 7° 6° 8° 10° 10° Maximum 22° 16° 17° 21° 22° 20° 20° Chance of rain 30% 60% 20% 5% 20% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 21
(km/h)26
(km/h)32
(km/h)36
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)28
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW WSW SW SSW SSW S S SSW SSW S SSW S S Relative humidity 78% 47% 74% 41% 63% 40% 68% 34% 73% 43% 75% 45% 75% 42% Dew point 12°C 9°C 7°C 2°C 4°C 2°C 5°C 3°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 7°C 9°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ballarat Forward No2 (37.5946°S, 143.9755°E, 521m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:25am EDT 6:53am EDT 8:25pm EDT 8:52pm EDT 9:18pm EDT 8:09am EDT Waning gibbous
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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