Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Wimmera fire weather district
Issued at 03:59 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds, shifting south to southwesterly and gusty during the evening. These conditions will cause elevated fire dangers during Thursday.
For Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
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 Thursday.
Forecast
Lower Norton (36.7858°S, 142.0835°E, 121m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Light winds becoming W/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending W/SW in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Lower Norton (36.7858°S, 142.0835°E, 121m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 14° 18° 13° 13° 9° 9° 8° Maximum 42° 39° 32° 25° 26° 25° 26° Chance of rain 5% 40% 60% 70% 10% 10% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 13
(km/h)28
(km/h)15
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)30
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)28
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW NE W SW WSW SW W SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW Relative humidity 28% 8% 25% 16% 62% 22% 59% 44% 64% 34% 68% 31% 66% 32% Dew point 8°C 0°C 7°C 8°C 10°C 6°C 12°C 10°C 8°C 7°C 10°C 5°C 9°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lower Norton (36.7858°S, 142.0835°E, 121m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:37am EDT 6:08am EDT 8:48pm EDT 9:18pm EDT 4:13am EDT 7:29pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
