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
Kerang East (35.7864°S, 144.0195°E, 77m AMSL) Kerang East,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Kerang East 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke haze in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning. Winds SW 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the high 20s.
Forecast for Kerang East (35.7864°S, 144.0195°E, 77m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 16° 11° 10° 15° 15° 13° 13° Maximum 28° 27° 33° 35° 32° 29° 30° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 10% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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 25
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SSW SSW ESE N S SW SSW SW S SSW SSE SSE Relative humidity 49% 24% 51% 22% 48% 23% 47% 18% 56% 24% 59% 28% 51% 24% Dew point 6°C 4°C 5°C 3°C 7°C 8°C 9°C 7°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 8°C 8°C 6°C First light 5:50am 5:51am 5:52am 5:53am 5:54am 5:55am 5:56am Sunrise 6:19am 6:20am 6:21am 6:22am 6:23am 6:24am 6:25am Sunset 8:44pm 8:44pm 8:44pm 8:43pm 8:43pm 8:43pm 8:43pm Last light 9:13pm 9:13pm 9:13pm 9:13pm 9:12pm 9:12pm 9:12pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Kerang East (35.7864°S, 144.0195°E, 77m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:50am EDT 6:19am EDT 8:44pm EDT 9:13pm EDT 12:16am EDT 1:13pm EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Kerang East sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light5:50am
EDTSunrise6:19am
EDTSunset8:44pm
EDTLast light9:13pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
12:16am
EDTMoon setSat
1:13pm
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 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 28 1 Sunday Sunday 27 2 Monday Monday 33 3 Tuesday Tuesday 35 4 Wednesday Wednesday 32 5 Thursday Thursday 29 6 Friday Friday 30 7 Friday Friday 30 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 0 1 Sunday Sunday 0 2 Monday Monday 0 3 Tuesday Tuesday 0 4 Wednesday Wednesday 0 5 Thursday Thursday 0 6 Friday Friday 0 7 Friday Friday 0
