Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, North Central, South West, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 03:58 PM EDT on Monday 16 February 2026
Weather Situation
A hot day with fresh north to northwest winds will drive Extreme fire dangers on Tuesday. A gusty west to southwest change will reach the west in the early afternoon and central districts by early evening. There is also the risk of thunderstorms with damaging winds on and behind the wind change.
For Tuesday 17 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, North Central, South West, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera
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 Tuesday.
Forecast
Balmoral (37.2481°S, 141.8418°E, 167m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm in the W early this evening. Winds N 15 to 20 km/h turning NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Balmoral (37.2481°S, 141.8418°E, 167m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 18° 21° 9° 10° 11° 11° 16° Maximum 35° 32° 23° 27° 33° 33° 31° Chance of rain 10% 80% 10% 5% 5% 40% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Extreme High Moderate High - - 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 28
(km/h)28
(km/h)34
(km/h)31
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNE NNE WNW W W W SW NE NW SSE W NW W Relative humidity 31% 18% 39% 64% 77% 39% 89% 43% 75% 22% 84% 27% 67% 47% Dew point 9°C 7°C 11°C 19°C 10°C 7°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 7°C 13°C 9°C 17°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Balmoral (37.2481°S, 141.8418°E, 167m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:34am EDT 7:02am EDT 8:29pm EDT 8:57pm EDT 5:17am EDT 7:55pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
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