Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:44 PM EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
Cancellation for the following areas:
Wimmera
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 high thirties to low forties over northern Victoria, and in the mid twenties to mid thirties over southern Victoria and Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Echuca, Kerang, Mildura, Ouyen, Shepparton, Swan Hill and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Forecast
Merton (36.9834°S, 145.727°E, 322m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the S. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW in the early afternoon then tending SE/SW in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 33 to 42.
Forecast for Merton (36.9834°S, 145.727°E, 322m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 15° 8° 13° 19° 15° Maximum 38° 36° 22° 26° 29° 30° 28° Chance of rain 10% 40% 5% 5% 60% 80% 5% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Extreme 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 10
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)28
(km/h)34
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction ENE W ESE W SSW SW S SSW NE NNE NE NNW S SW Relative humidity 44% 23% 42% 21% 63% 36% 50% 21% 50% 29% 52% 36% 60% 28% Dew point 14°C 13°C 15°C 11°C 9°C 6°C 2°C 1°C 6°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merton (36.9834°S, 145.727°E, 322m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:01am EDT 6:30am EDT 8:30pm EDT 8:59pm EDT 6:38pm EDT 2:48am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
