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
Leopold (38.1881°S, 144.4646°E, 35m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. Patchy smoke haze. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall about the ranges. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Leopold (38.1881°S, 144.4646°E, 35m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 14° 18° 15° 17° 17° 15° 12° Maximum 45° 24° 23° 28° 27° 21° 21° Chance of rain 20% 5% 30% 30% 50% 70% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 9
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)32
(km/h)24
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NE SW SSW SSE S S S SSW S WSW SW S S Relative humidity 78% 34% 71% 64% 70% 59% 78% 54% 79% 60% 67% 51% 59% 44% Dew point 17°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 13°C 13°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 18°C 12°C 9°C 8°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leopold (38.1881°S, 144.4646°E, 35m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:00am EDT 6:29am EDT 8:41pm EDT 9:11pm EDT 3:19pm EDT 12:23am 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