Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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
Bridgewater (36.593°S, 143.9246°E, 136m AMSL) Bridgewater,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Bridgewater 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds S/SE 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming S/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Bridgewater (36.593°S, 143.9246°E, 136m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 16° 22° 21° 14° 11° 14° 15° Maximum 39° 41° 40° 26° 28° 30° 33° Chance of rain 5% 20% 50% 10% 60% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 19
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)28
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE ESE SW ESE W SSW SSW SSE SE NE NNE NNE WNW Relative humidity 42% 18% 37% 19% 37% 18% 56% 28% 49% 24% 54% 30% 53% 26% Dew point 9°C 9°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 9°C 5°C 6°C 5°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 10°C First light 6:06am 6:07am 6:08am 6:10am 6:11am 6:12am 6:13am Sunrise 6:35am 6:36am 6:37am 6:38am 6:39am 6:40am 6:41am Sunset 8:36pm 8:36pm 8:35pm 8:34pm 8:33pm 8:32pm 8:32pm Last light 9:05pm 9:04pm 9:03pm 9:02pm 9:02pm 9:01pm 9:00pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bridgewater (36.593°S, 143.9246°E, 136m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:06am EDT 6:35am EDT 8:36pm EDT 9:05pm EDT 5:40pm EDT 1:55am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Bridgewater sun & moon times
ThursdayFirst light6:06am
EDTSunrise6:35am
EDTSunset8:36pm
EDTLast light9:05pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseThu
5:40pm
EDTMoon setThu
1:55am
EDTFull moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
First quarterFirst quarter Tue
Feb 24
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICWed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Thursday Thursday 39 1 Friday Friday 41 2 Saturday Saturday 40 3 Sunday Sunday 26 4 Monday Monday 28 5 Tuesday Tuesday 30 6 Wednesday Wednesday 33 7 Wednesday Wednesday 33 -
Rain for next 7 days
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