Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North East fire weather district
Issued at 04:01 PM EDT on Wednesday 04 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry conditions on Thursday, with moderate south to southwesterly winds tending west to southwesterly during the day. Slight risk of thunderstorms in the far east.
For Thursday 05 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East
Cancellation for the following areas:
Wimmera,Central,North Central
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 Thursday.
Forecast
Drummond (37.2409°S, 144.3262°E, 513m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the SE in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending S/SE 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.
Forecast for Drummond (37.2409°S, 144.3262°E, 513m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 11° 9° 10° 14° 14° 13° 17° Maximum 28° 31° 33° 28° 28° 32° 29° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 60% 80% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 18
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction S SW S W S W SE NNE E W N NW W W Relative humidity 64% 31% 58% 17% 48% 18% 65% 41% 74% 45% 64% 29% 57% 36% Dew point 9°C 9°C 9°C 3°C 9°C 6°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 11°C 13°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Drummond (37.2409°S, 144.3262°E, 513m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:14am EDT 6:42am EDT 8:30pm EDT 8:58pm EDT 10:14pm EDT 9:55am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
