Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties over northern Victoria, and in the mid twenties to mid thirties over southern Victoria Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Forecast
Bellbird Creek (37.6545°S, 148.8146°E, 170m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far E, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm about the ranges in the afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 33.
Forecast for Bellbird Creek (37.6545°S, 148.8146°E, 170m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 14° 16° 17° 15° 11° 13° 15° Maximum 27° 29° 30° 20° 21° 27° 29° Chance of rain 5% 30% 80% 50% 20% 10% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 4
(km/h)16
(km/h)3
(km/h)8
(km/h)1
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)4
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction ESE SE SSW S S SSW W SW NNW ESE NE SSE NW S Relative humidity 77% 70% 85% 64% 87% 69% 91% 69% 72% 56% 65% 44% 66% 50% Dew point 15°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 22°C 15°C 13°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 16°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bellbird Creek (37.6545°S, 148.8146°E, 170m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:47am EDT 6:16am EDT 8:22pm EDT 8:51pm EDT 5:27pm EDT 1:34am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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