Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, Mallee, North Central, South West and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 03:53 AM EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry conditions, with fresh and gusty north to northwesterly winds in the north, central and western parts of the state ahead of a south to southwesterly change entering the west in the late afternoon and reaching the Central district late at night.
For the rest of Tuesday 27 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, Mallee, North Central, South West 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Lancefield Junction (37.5026°S, 144.8128°E, 302m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of smoke haze in the morning. Winds W/SW 15 to 25 km/h turning S 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29.
Forecast for Lancefield Junction (37.5026°S, 144.8128°E, 302m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 18° 13° 17° 18° 13° 8° 9° Maximum 27° 27° 35° 33° 19° 21° 29° Chance of rain 10% 10% 10% 70% 60% 40% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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 11
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SSW S S SSW SW S SSW SSW SW SSW SSW S NNE ENE Relative humidity 59% 51% 71% 40% 62% 34% 58% 37% 79% 54% 65% 42% 59% 29% Dew point 14°C 16°C 11°C 12°C 15°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 11°C 9°C 6°C 7°C 9°C 8°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:03am EDT 6:32am EDT 8:37pm EDT 9:06pm EDT 4:31pm EDT 1:03am EDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days