Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, North Central and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 03:58 AM EDT on Wednesday 04 February 2026
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions Wednesday, combined with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds shifting south to southwesterly during the evening bring elevated fire dangers over central and western parts of the State.
For the rest of Wednesday 04 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, North Central and 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Maryborough (37.0484°S, 143.7354°E, 244m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the E, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 20 to 30 km/h shifting S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 36.
Forecast for Maryborough (37.0484°S, 143.7354°E, 244m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 15° 13° 10° 12° 16° 18° 15° Maximum 35° 29° 33° 36° 31° 31° 33° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 20% 40% 50% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High 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 9
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)4
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NE WNW SSW SW SSW W SSW W SE NW SE WNW NNE NW Relative humidity 38% 10% 63% 26% 57% 14% 50% 15% 60% 29% 70% 34% 63% 24% Dew point 7°C -1°C 10°C 8°C 8°C 2°C 9°C 6°C 13°C 11°C 16°C 14°C 14°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Maryborough (37.0484°S, 143.7354°E, 244m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:15am EDT 6:43am EDT 8:34pm EDT 9:03pm EDT 9:53pm EDT 8:53am 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
