Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland fire weather districts
Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Thursday 26 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast for most of Victoria on Thursday due to very hot and dry temperatures, combined with fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds. A gusty west to southwesterly change will enter the west of the state during the afternoon, moving through to central and eastern areas during the evening.
For the rest of Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland
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
Culloden (37.7906°S, 147.1149°E, 76m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the E early this morning. Slight chance of a shower in the W this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day then turning W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37.
Forecast for Culloden (37.7906°S, 147.1149°E, 76m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 16° 15° 10° 11° 11° 13° 11° Maximum 36° 23° 24° 25° 28° 27° 28° Chance of rain 30% 5% 30% 5% 20% 10% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High Moderate 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)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
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(km/h)9
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(km/h)9
(km/h)1
(km/h)6
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(km/h)9
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE N W SW NW WSW WSW SW ESE SSE SW SSE SSW SSE Relative humidity 46% 24% 56% 46% 65% 34% 75% 41% 70% 45% 70% 52% 73% 52% Dew point 14°C 11°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 6°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 13°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Culloden (37.7906°S, 147.1149°E, 76m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:18am EDT 5:49am EDT 8:35pm EDT 9:07pm EDT 2:07am EDT 4:16pm EDT Waning crescent New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days