Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026
Forecast
Dimboola (36.4556°S, 142.0276°E, 115m AMSL) Dimboola,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Dimboola 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds W 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning S/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s.
Forecast for Dimboola (36.4556°S, 142.0276°E, 115m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 13° 9° 8° 10° 11° 11° 10° Maximum 26° 25° 31° 32° 27° 26° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 20% 20% 5% 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 - - - 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 37
(km/h)36
(km/h)26
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)29
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW SSW SSW SE SSW SSW SSW S SSW SSW SSW SSE SSE Relative humidity 49% 31% 59% 29% 55% 22% 59% 24% 60% 30% 64% 32% 57% 27% Dew point 8°C 7°C 9°C 5°C 8°C 5°C 10°C 8°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 8°C 9°C 6°C First light 5:54am 5:55am 5:56am 5:57am 5:58am 5:59am 6:00am Sunrise 6:24am 6:25am 6:26am 6:27am 6:28am 6:29am 6:30am Sunset 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:52pm 8:52pm Last light 9:24pm 9:23pm 9:23pm 9:23pm 9:22pm 9:22pm 9:22pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dimboola (36.4556°S, 142.0276°E, 115m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:54am EDT 6:24am EDT 8:53pm EDT 9:24pm EDT 12:23am EDT 1:22pm EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Dimboola sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light5:54am
EDTSunrise6:24am
EDTSunset8:53pm
EDTLast light9:24pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
12:23am
EDTMoon setSat
1:22pm
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
Fri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICFri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. 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 Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 5:53am UTC Fire weather warning VICAustralian 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 05:53 AM EDT on Friday 09 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 the rest of 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.Fri 4:06am UTC Fire weather warning VICAustralian 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 04:06 AM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds expected to develop over northern Victoria on Thursday during the mid to late morning and persist through the afternoon. Winds easing during the evening and mostly tending northeast to southeasterly. Isolated thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and evening, with very little precipitation expected and the risk of dry lightning and damaging wind gusts.
For the rest of 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Heatwave Warning Victoria
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