Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, Mallee, North Central, South West and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 03:53 AM EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry conditions, with fresh and gusty north to northwesterly winds in the north, central and western parts of the state ahead of a south to southwesterly change entering the west in the late afternoon and reaching the Central district late at night.
For the rest of Tuesday 27 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, Mallee, North Central, South West 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Cobden (38.3286°S, 143.0772°E, 136m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the SE in the early morning. The chance of smoke haze in the SE in the morning. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending S/SE 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 29.
Forecast for Cobden (38.3286°S, 143.0772°E, 136m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 14° 12° 15° 15° 11° 8° 7° Maximum 25° 28° 36° 27° 19° 23° 30° Chance of rain 10% 5% 20% 40% 60% 20% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High 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 13
(km/h)22
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)30
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SSE S ESE SSW SW SSW WSW SW S S E WSW Relative humidity 83% 48% 71% 34% 74% 29% 73% 50% 77% 50% 59% 34% 69% 26% Dew point 16°C 12°C 13°C 10°C 17°C 14°C 17°C 15°C 12°C 7°C 7°C 5°C 11°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cobden (38.3286°S, 143.0772°E, 136m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:07am EDT 6:37am EDT 8:46pm EDT 9:16pm EDT 4:40pm EDT 1:08am 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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Rain for next 7 days
