Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, East Gippsland, Mallee, North Central, North East, Northern Country, South West, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:16 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions with fresh to strong and gusty north to northwesterly winds expected to develop over Victoria during Friday morning and persist through the afternoon. A cooler and gusty west to southwesterly change is forecast to develop over the southwest in the early afternoon then extend eastwards during the afternoon and evening. Isolated thunderstorms are expected, mainly near and south of the ranges, with most activity likely in the afternoon and evening ahead of and near the change. Little precipitation is likely with thunderstorms, bringing the risk of dry lightning and damaging wind gusts.
For Friday 09 January:
Catastrophic Fire Danger for the following areas:
North Central, Northern Country, South West and Wimmera
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, East Gippsland, Mallee, North East 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Denicull Creek (37.3495°S, 142.8966°E, 279m AMSL) Denicull Creek,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Denicull Creek 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h.
Forecast for Denicull Creek (37.3495°S, 142.8966°E, 279m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 19° 17° 13° 9° 7° 9° 9° Maximum 36° 41° 25° 23° 30° 28° 24° Chance of rain 20% 70% 10% 10% 5% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Catastrophic 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 9
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)41
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction NE SW N NW W WSW SSW SSW SSE SW S SSW S S Relative humidity 29% 21% 25% 15% 52% 29% 63% 32% 62% 25% 71% 32% 69% 34% Dew point 7°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 6°C 6°C 6°C 5°C 7°C 7°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 7°C First light 5:46am 5:47am 5:48am 5:49am 5:50am 5:51am 5:53am Sunrise 6:17am 6:18am 6:19am 6:20am 6:21am 6:22am 6:23am Sunset 8:52pm 8:52pm 8:52pm 8:52pm 8:52pm 8:51pm 8:51pm Last light 9:23pm 9:22pm 9:22pm 9:22pm 9:22pm 9:21pm 9:21pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Denicull Creek (37.3495°S, 142.8966°E, 279m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:46am EDT 6:17am EDT 8:52pm EDT 9:23pm EDT 11:57pm EDT 11:16am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Denicull Creek sun & moon times
ThursdayFirst light5:46am
EDTSunrise6:17am
EDTSunset8:52pm
EDTLast light9:23pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseThu
11:57pm
EDTMoon setThu
11:16am
EDTLast quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
New moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
First quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Thu 4:16pm UTC Fire weather warning VICThu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:33pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:33 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 ranging from the low thirties in the Southwest and the Central coastal areas and even milder along the Southwest coast, to the low to mid forties in the north Thursday. Maximum temperatures peaking Friday with low to mid forties expected through all but the far southwest of the State. Overnight minimum temperatures range from the mid to high teens in the south to the mid to high twenties in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the southwest with a cooler change developing during Friday and extending throughout most of the warning area by Saturday morning, although struggling to clear the northeast till later Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Fire Weather Warning Central, East Gippsland, Mallee, North Central, North East, Northern Country, South West, W & S Gippsland & Wimmera
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