Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for South West and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry conditions, with fresh and gusty north to northwesterly in the north, central and west ahead of a cooler south to southwesterly change entering the west in the late afternoon and possibly reaching the Central district late at night.
For the rest of Saturday 24 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
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
Deans Marsh (38.3967°S, 143.8861°E, 149m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds N 20 to 30 km/h tending NW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 39.
Forecast for Deans Marsh (38.3967°S, 143.8861°E, 149m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 14° 16° 13° 15° 18° 15° 17° Maximum 39° 23° 24° 36° 25° 22° 24° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 20% 10% 30% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High 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 4
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNE ENE SW SSW ESE SSE ENE SE SSW SSW SSW S SE SSE Relative humidity 71% 22% 77% 62% 79% 61% 72% 40% 72% 65% 72% 65% 83% 71% Dew point 15°C 12°C 15°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 16°C 19°C 16°C 16°C 12°C 14°C 16°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Deans Marsh (38.3967°S, 143.8861°E, 149m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:56am EDT 6:26am EDT 8:45pm EDT 9:15pm EDT 11:45am EDT 11:26pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
