Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Forecast
Merrijig (37.1026°S, 146.2624°E, 432m AMSL) Merrijig,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Merrijig 7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Light winds.
Forecast for Merrijig (37.1026°S, 146.2624°E, 432m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 8° 13° 18° 18° 19° 16° 9° Maximum 28° 32° 36° 34° 29° 21° 23° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 80% 70% 70% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High High High - - 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 5
(km/h)5
(km/h)3
(km/h)8
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction S NW N NNW NNE WNW SE NW NNE NW NNW NW NW WNW Relative humidity 47% 30% 54% 31% 47% 15% 49% 22% 77% 42% 72% 57% 59% 36% Dew point 6°C 8°C 12°C 12°C 15°C 6°C 14°C 10°C 18°C 15°C 14°C 12°C 8°C 7°C First light 5:19am 5:19am 5:20am 5:20am 5:20am 5:21am 5:21am Sunrise 5:50am 5:50am 5:50am 5:51am 5:51am 5:51am 5:52am Sunset 8:29pm 8:30pm 8:31pm 8:31pm 8:32pm 8:32pm 8:33pm Last light 9:00pm 9:01pm 9:01pm 9:02pm 9:03pm 9:03pm 9:04pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merrijig (37.1026°S, 146.2624°E, 432m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:19am EDT 5:50am EDT 8:29pm EDT 9:00pm EDT 2:52am EDT 5:12pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Merrijig sun & moon times
TuesdayFirst light5:19am
EDTSunrise5:50am
EDTSunset8:29pm
EDTLast light9:00pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseTue
2:52am
EDTMoon setTue
5:12pm
EDTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Tue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICTue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 2:52pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:52 PM EDT on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to high thirties from Wednesday, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching around twenty about the northern districts from Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing from the south during Friday and Saturday as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Omeo, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
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