Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Forecast
Dunkirk (36.3812°S, 145.3993°E, 105m AMSL) Dunkirk,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Dunkirk 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Light winds becoming N/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending W/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 40s.
Forecast for Dunkirk (36.3812°S, 145.3993°E, 105m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 18° 19° 19° 16° 11° 12° 10° Maximum 41° 40° 35° 30° 26° 26° 28° Chance of rain 5% 60% 60% 80% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 9
(km/h)25
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction NE WNW NE WNW N W ENE WNW SW WSW SW WSW WSW WSW Relative humidity 32% 11% 31% 22% 67% 24% 65% 50% 60% 36% 55% 31% 57% 29% Dew point 10°C 4°C 11°C 13°C 19°C 10°C 17°C 18°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 7°C 8°C 7°C First light 5:25am 5:25am 5:26am 5:26am 5:27am 5:27am 5:28am Sunrise 5:55am 5:56am 5:56am 5:57am 5:57am 5:58am 5:58am Sunset 8:34pm 8:35pm 8:35pm 8:36pm 8:36pm 8:37pm 8:37pm Last light 9:05pm 9:05pm 9:06pm 9:06pm 9:07pm 9:07pm 9:08pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dunkirk (36.3812°S, 145.3993°E, 105m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:25am EDT 5:55am EDT 8:34pm EDT 9:05pm EDT 4:00am EDT 7:15pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Dunkirk sun & moon times
ThursdayFirst light5:25am
EDTSunrise5:55am
EDTSunset8:34pm
EDTLast light9:05pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseThu
4:00am
EDTMoon setThu
7:15pm
EDTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICWed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
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 in the low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Thursday Thursday 41 1 Friday Friday 40 2 Saturday Saturday 35 3 Sunday Sunday 30 4 Monday Monday 26 5 Tuesday Tuesday 26 6 Wednesday Wednesday 28 7 Wednesday Wednesday 28 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Thursday Thursday 0 1 Friday Friday 5 2 Saturday Saturday 5 3 Sunday Sunday 10 4 Monday Monday 0 5 Tuesday Tuesday 0 6 Wednesday Wednesday 0 7 Wednesday Wednesday 0
