Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:09 PM EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 10 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland and West and South Gippsland
Cancellation for the following areas:
South West, Mallee, North Central, Central and Wimmera
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 temperature in the eastern parts of VIC in the mid twenties to mid thirties on Saturday, reducing to mid teens to low thirties on Sunday, before increasing back to mid twenties to mid thirties again early next week. Minimum temperature in the low teens on early Sunday morning, with single digit over the elevated ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions has eased over the western and central parts, with the cool change through the State on Friday and Saturday morning. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bairnsdale, Corryong, Mallacoota, Orbost, Omeo, Shepparton, Sale and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 11 January 2026
Forecast
Grovedale East (38.2005°S, 144.3237°E, 28m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the Otways, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds W 35 to 50 km/h turning SW in the late afternoon then decreasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Grovedale East (38.2005°S, 144.3237°E, 28m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 16° 12° 12° 14° 15° 15° 14° Maximum 26° 19° 22° 22° 22° 20° 22° Chance of rain 5% 20% 10% 20% 60% 90% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 29
(km/h)37
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)28
(km/h)25
(km/h)31
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W SSW S SE S S S SSW SSW S SSE SSE SSE Relative humidity 48% 31% 59% 49% 60% 52% 76% 62% 80% 72% 82% 69% 73% 62% Dew point 7°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 9°C 11°C 14°C 13°C 15°C 16°C 14°C 13°C 13°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Grovedale East (38.2005°S, 144.3237°E, 28m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:40am EDT 6:11am EDT 8:49pm EDT 9:20pm EDT 12:13am EDT 1:14pm EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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