Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North East fire weather district
Issued at 03:47 AM EDT on Thursday 05 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry conditions on Thursday, with moderate south to southwesterly winds tending west to southwesterly during the day. Slight risk of thunderstorms in the far east.
For the rest of Thursday 05 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East
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
Lima East (36.7763°S, 145.9891°E, 252m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm near the New South Wales border during this afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 37.
Forecast for Lima East (36.7763°S, 145.9891°E, 252m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 17° 13° 14° 20° 17° 17° 20° Maximum 35° 35° 38° 31° 31° 35° 34° Chance of rain 5% 5% 40% 70% 40% 40% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 7
(km/h)19
(km/h)4
(km/h)16
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SSW WSW S W ESE W ENE NNE E WNW E NNW W NW Relative humidity 41% 17% 51% 14% 36% 14% 65% 42% 76% 41% 67% 30% 54% 34% Dew point 9°C 7°C 10°C 3°C 7°C 6°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 14°C 16°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lima East (36.7763°S, 145.9891°E, 252m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:08am EDT 6:36am EDT 8:24pm EDT 8:52pm EDT 10:08pm EDT 9:49am EDT
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days