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
McMahons Creek (37.7019°S, 145.8308°E, 230m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the E, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for McMahons Creek (37.7019°S, 145.8308°E, 230m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 20° 16° 11° 9° 9° 10° 12° Maximum 36° 24° 17° 19° 21° 23° 20° Chance of rain 90% 80% 90% 50% 10% 70% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate 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 22
(km/h)22
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
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(km/h)11
(km/h)3
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction N N WSW WSW W WSW SW SW SSW SSW W SW SW SW Relative humidity 53% 36% 86% 52% 83% 64% 78% 48% 73% 46% 78% 55% 80% 59% Dew point 16°C 18°C 15°C 14°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 8°C 9°C 9°C 12°C 14°C 11°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for McMahons Creek (37.7019°S, 145.8308°E, 230m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:15am EDT 6:43am EDT 8:18pm EDT 8:46pm EDT 8:47pm EDT 6:57am EDT Full moon
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
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