Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee fire weather district
Issued at 03:58 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh to strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds in the afternoon, will lead to elevated fire dangers on Sunday.
For Sunday 21 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 Sunday.
Forecast
Bimbourne (35.3851°S, 142.8438°E, 41m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Thunderstorms in the morning and afternoon. Thunderstorms possibly severe with destructive winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h turning W/SW 30 to 45 km/h during the morning then becoming SW 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Bimbourne (35.3851°S, 142.8438°E, 41m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 19° 10° 11° 10° 10° 9° 11° Maximum 31° 27° 27° 28° 27° 30° 35° Chance of rain 80% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High High No Rating - - 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 15
(km/h)35
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NNE W SW SW SW SW SW WSW SSW S SSE SSE ESE ESE Relative humidity 57% 45% 57% 35% 62% 30% 56% 30% 55% 24% 54% 24% 45% 19% Dew point 17°C 15°C 5°C 9°C 9°C 7°C 6°C 8°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 6°C 6°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bimbourne (35.3851°S, 142.8438°E, 41m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:43am EDT 6:13am EDT 8:44pm EDT 9:14pm EDT 6:41am EDT 10:00pm EDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days