Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:24 AM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds, shifting to fresh and gusty southwesterly from the late afternoon into the evening will cause elevated fire dangers during Friday.
For the rest of Friday 19 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee 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
Detpa (36.1333°S, 141.85°E, 102m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then tending W/SW in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 41.
Forecast for Detpa (36.1333°S, 141.85°E, 102m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 20° 12° 15° 9° 10° 8° 9° Maximum 38° 32° 24° 24° 25° 25° 26° Chance of rain 30% 50% 60% 10% 20% 10% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 13
(km/h)27
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)32
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W SSW WSW NE W SW WSW SW SW WSW WSW SSW S Relative humidity 17% 14% 60% 18% 57% 47% 59% 31% 64% 28% 62% 31% 56% 24% Dew point 3°C 6°C 9°C 3°C 10°C 11°C 7°C 5°C 9°C 3°C 8°C 6°C 6°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Detpa (36.1333°S, 141.85°E, 102m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:41am EDT 6:11am EDT 8:49pm EDT 9:20pm EDT 4:57am EDT 8:28pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days