Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Forecast
Darlimurla (38.3707°S, 146.2107°E, 163m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of fog in the early morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW in the middle of the day then becoming light in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 9 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 32.
Forecast for Darlimurla (38.3707°S, 146.2107°E, 163m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 9° 15° 17° 15° 13° 13° 12° Maximum 32° 37° 30° 26° 22° 23° 20° Chance of rain 5% 5% 40% 30% 60% 60% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High Moderate Moderate - - - 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 7
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)24
(km/h)10
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction E WSW W WSW NE ENE WSW WSW ESE SW WNW W WNW W Relative humidity 72% 39% 60% 26% 60% 52% 81% 54% 84% 72% 77% 54% 78% 55% Dew point 11°C 15°C 16°C 13°C 14°C 17°C 16°C 15°C 15°C 15°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Darlimurla (38.3707°S, 146.2107°E, 163m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:14am EDT 5:45am EDT 8:34pm EDT 9:06pm EDT 3:17am EDT 6:16pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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