Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North East fire weather district
Issued at 04:06 AM EDT on Saturday 07 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry conditions combined with light to moderate westerly winds is resulting in extreme fire danger over the North East district during today.
For the rest of Saturday 07 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East
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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Claremont (36.6155°S, 146.3961°E, 203m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/NE in the middle of the day then tending NE/SE in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 30.
Forecast for Claremont (36.6155°S, 146.3961°E, 203m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 20° 19° 19° 19° 17° 11° 13° Maximum 29° 31° 31° 32° 25° 27° 29° Chance of rain 50% 50% 30% 80% 5% 5% 50% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High Extreme - - - 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 5
(km/h)6
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)4
(km/h)6
(km/h)Wind direction E NE E WNW E WNW E WNW SW SW SSE W SSE NW Relative humidity 77% 48% 75% 40% 69% 30% 50% 27% 65% 26% 54% 31% 55% 31% Dew point 17°C 17°C 18°C 16°C 17°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 4°C 6°C 8°C 9°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Claremont (36.6155°S, 146.3961°E, 203m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:11am EDT 6:38am EDT 8:18pm EDT 8:45pm EDT 11:21pm EDT 12:50pm 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
