Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North East fire weather district
Issued at 04:01 PM EDT on Wednesday 04 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry conditions on Thursday, with moderate south to southwesterly winds tending west to southwesterly during the day. Slight risk of thunderstorms in the far east.
For Thursday 05 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East
Cancellation for the following areas:
Wimmera,Central,North 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Menzies Creek (37.9213°S, 145.4035°E, 312m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds S/SW 25 to 35 km/h tending S/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Menzies Creek (37.9213°S, 145.4035°E, 312m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 17° 10° 8° 10° 13° 16° 13° Maximum 28° 21° 25° 25° 26° 25° 29° Chance of rain 30% 20% 5% 10% 30% 40% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 9
(km/h)6
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
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(km/h)3
(km/h)2
(km/h)6
(km/h)6
(km/h)5
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE W SW SW SSE SW SW SSW E SSW N SW N WNW Relative humidity 34% 37% 80% 55% 78% 40% 77% 44% 80% 51% 83% 57% 83% 45% Dew point 7°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 14°C 17°C 15°C 15°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Menzies Creek (37.9213°S, 145.4035°E, 312m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:06am EDT 6:35am EDT 8:30pm EDT 8:58pm EDT 9:47pm EDT 8:46am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
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