Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Forecast
Minyip (36.4606°S, 142.5862°E, 156m AMSL) Minyip,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Minyip 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds S 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37.
Forecast for Minyip (36.4606°S, 142.5862°E, 156m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 18° 14° 19° 21° 12° 8° 10° Maximum 36° 37° 41° 38° 25° 27° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 20% 5% 30% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High 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 24
(km/h)27
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SE S SE SSW S SW SSW SSW S SSE E N Relative humidity 50% 29% 49% 19% 39% 20% 44% 27% 62% 32% 57% 26% 58% 26% Dew point 14°C 14°C 10°C 8°C 13°C 13°C 15°C 16°C 10°C 7°C 7°C 5°C 11°C 10°C First light 6:13am 6:14am 6:16am 6:17am 6:18am 6:19am 6:20am Sunrise 6:42am 6:43am 6:44am 6:45am 6:46am 6:47am 6:48am Sunset 8:45pm 8:44pm 8:44pm 8:43pm 8:42pm 8:41pm 8:40pm Last light 9:14pm 9:13pm 9:12pm 9:11pm 9:10pm 9:09pm 9:09pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Minyip (36.4606°S, 142.5862°E, 156m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:13am EDT 6:42am EDT 8:45pm EDT 9:14pm EDT 4:37pm EDT 1:15am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Minyip sun & moon times
WednesdayFirst light6:13am
EDTSunrise6:42am
EDTSunset8:45pm
EDTLast light9:14pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseWed
4:37pm
EDTMoon setWed
1:15am
EDTFull moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
First quarterFirst quarter Tue
Feb 24
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICWed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026Wed 2:19pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties, and the mid to high twenties over the far northwest.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Wednesday, before gradually easing from the southwest later in the week and over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Stawell and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 29 January 2026Wed 4:50am UTC Fire weather warning VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North East and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:50 AM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry northerly winds ahead of southwesterly wind change will drive extreme fire dangers over the North East district on Wednesday. Over the Wimmera district a freshening southerly flow with warm to hot temperatures will lead to extreme fire dangers Wednesday afternoon.
For the rest of Wednesday 28 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East 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.For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Wednesday Wednesday 36 1 Thursday Thursday 37 2 Friday Friday 41 3 Saturday Saturday 38 4 Sunday Sunday 25 5 Monday Monday 27 6 Tuesday Tuesday 33 7 Tuesday Tuesday 33 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Wednesday Wednesday 0 1 Thursday Thursday 0 2 Friday Friday 0 3 Saturday Saturday 0 4 Sunday Sunday 0 5 Monday Monday 0 6 Tuesday Tuesday 0 7 Tuesday Tuesday 0
