Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, Mallee, North Central, North East, Northern Country, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:12 PM EDT on Tuesday 10 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry north to northwesterly winds will freshen later Wednesday morning and drive extreme fire dangers over much of Victoria. A cooler and gusty west to southwesterly change will develop over the southwest by midday, then extend northeastwards across the remainder of the State during Wednesday afternoon and evening.
For Wednesday 11 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, Mallee, North Central, North East, Northern Country, West and South Gippsland 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 Wednesday.
Forecast
Lancefield Junction (37.5026°S, 144.8128°E, 302m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 25 to 40 km/h tending NW/SW 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming SW 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35.
Forecast for Lancefield Junction (37.5026°S, 144.8128°E, 302m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 15° 9° 8° 8° 11° 15° 18° Maximum 34° 18° 20° 25° 29° 31° 32° Chance of rain 90% 10% 10% 10% 60% 30% 80% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High 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 20
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction N WSW SW SSW S S SW SSE NNE ESE N NNE N N Relative humidity 35% 35% 62% 41% 69% 47% 76% 43% 68% 38% 54% 33% 49% 37% Dew point 10°C 14°C 5°C 5°C 7°C 8°C 9°C 12°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lancefield Junction (37.5026°S, 144.8128°E, 302m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:20am EDT 6:48am EDT 8:24pm EDT 8:52pm EDT 12:32am EDT 4:01pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
