Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for South West and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:11 PM EDT on Friday 23 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 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Dreeite (38.181°S, 143.5166°E, 134m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending S/SW in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Dreeite (38.181°S, 143.5166°E, 134m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 12° 15° 11° 15° 17° 14° 15° Maximum 39° 28° 33° 41° 29° 28° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 15
(km/h)29
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NNW SW S ESE SE E NW SSW S SSE SE SE SSE Relative humidity 58% 19% 76% 41% 80% 38% 64% 22% 65% 47% 71% 44% 82% 46% Dew point 12°C 10°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 16°C 16°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 13°C 13°C 16°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dreeite (38.181°S, 143.5166°E, 134m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:58am EDT 6:28am EDT 8:46pm EDT 9:15pm EDT 11:46am EDT 11:27pm 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
