Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland fire weather districts
Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Thursday 26 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast for most of Victoria on Thursday due to very hot and dry temperatures, combined with fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds. A gusty west to southwesterly change will enter the west of the state during the afternoon, moving through to central and eastern areas during the evening.
For the rest of Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland
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
Macarthur (38.0341°S, 142.001°E, 75m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. The chance of smoke haze about the ranges in the morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible. Winds N 35 to 50 km/h turning W/NW 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.
Forecast for Macarthur (38.0341°S, 142.001°E, 75m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 18° 14° 13° 13° 13° 15° 13° Maximum 35° 20° 21° 23° 25° 22° 22° Chance of rain 80% 60% 80% 40% 10% 5% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High Moderate 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 31
(km/h)34
(km/h)34
(km/h)32
(km/h)28
(km/h)30
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NW WSW W NW WSW WNW WSW N SW SSW SSW SSW SW Relative humidity 36% 42% 66% 58% 77% 68% 77% 69% 80% 70% 79% 73% 72% 65% Dew point 14°C 17°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 15°C 14°C 17°C 15°C 19°C 15°C 17°C 12°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Macarthur (38.0341°S, 142.001°E, 75m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:35am EDT 6:07am EDT 8:57pm EDT 9:29pm EDT 2:26am EDT 4:38pm EDT Waning crescent New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
- Fire Weather Warning for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Mallee, South West, Wimmera and parts of Central, Northern Country and North Central
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Mallee, South West, Wimmera and parts of Central, Northern Country and North Central
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days