Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Central, North Central and South West
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties up to the low forties about the northern districts. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens over northern and eastern districts, and in the low to mid teens about southern districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract to the northeast and ease over the weekend as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Gisborne, Mildura, Maryborough, Ouyen, Shepparton, Seymour and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Forecast
Longwood (36.8025°S, 145.423°E, 176m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the New South Wales border in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the E. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h tending W/SW in the late afternoon then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 37.
Forecast for Longwood (36.8025°S, 145.423°E, 176m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 18° 13° 10° 10° 8° 9° 9° Maximum 32° 26° 24° 22° 25° 20° 23° Chance of rain 50% 90% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm 10-20mm < 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 19
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE WSW ESE NNW SW WSW SW SW WSW WSW SSW SSW S S Relative humidity 76% 40% 69% 74% 62% 38% 63% 33% 59% 31% 56% 35% 60% 35% Dew point 19°C 16°C 14°C 18°C 7°C 7°C 9°C 4°C 7°C 5°C 5°C 3°C 8°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Longwood (36.8025°S, 145.423°E, 176m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:25am EDT 5:56am EDT 8:37pm EDT 9:08pm EDT 5:28am EDT 9:08pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
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