Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, North Central and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:30 PM EDT on Tuesday 03 February 2026
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions Wednesday, combined with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds shifting south to southwesterly during the evening bring elevated fire dangers over central and western parts of the State.
For Wednesday 04 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, North Central 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 Wednesday.
Forecast
Booroopki (36.7744°S, 141.2353°E, 133m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/NE in the early morning then tending W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37.
Forecast for Booroopki (36.7744°S, 141.2353°E, 133m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 11° 12° 9° 9° 11° 13° 12° Maximum 31° 28° 29° 30° 31° 31° 31° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 40% 30% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High 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 3
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction WSW W S SW SSE WSW S SW SE SSW SSW SW SSE W Relative humidity 37% 15% 77% 31% 66% 21% 67% 22% 69% 24% 73% 31% 72% 30% Dew point 5°C 0°C 13°C 8°C 9°C 4°C 9°C 5°C 11°C 7°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Booroopki (36.7744°S, 141.2353°E, 133m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:25am EDT 6:53am EDT 8:44pm EDT 9:12pm EDT 10:03pm EDT 9:04am EDT
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days