Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North Central, South West and Central fire weather districts
Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Thursday 13 February 2025
Weather Situation
Hot with fresh to strong and gusty northerly winds ahead of a milder, gusty west to southwesterly change extending from the west during the afternoon and evening. There is a risk of high based thunderstorms and dry lightning, most likely in central parts in the afternoon.
For the rest of Thursday 13 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North Central, South West and Central
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
Mafeking (37.3877°S, 142.5805°E, 347m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. Slight chance of a shower in the SE, becoming less likely later this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Mafeking (37.3877°S, 142.5805°E, 347m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 23° 12° 10° 7° 6° 7° 9° Maximum 33° 23° 17° 18° 22° 24° 24° Chance of rain 40% 40% 50% 10% 5% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High High Moderate - - 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 30
(km/h)26
(km/h)12
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)31
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)8
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NW WSW SW SW SW SSW SSW S SSW S SSW S SSW Relative humidity 41% 39% 75% 44% 69% 38% 62% 33% 67% 29% 70% 34% 73% 43% Dew point 12°C 16°C 11°C 10°C 7°C 3°C 3°C 1°C 4°C 2°C 6°C 7°C 9°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mafeking (37.3877°S, 142.5805°E, 347m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:28am EDT 6:56am EDT 8:29pm EDT 8:56pm EDT 8:58pm EDT 7:11am EDT Full moon
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
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