Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Fire Weather Warning

for Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country fire weather districts

Issued at 04:13 AM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions will combine with fresh to strong and gusty north to northwesterly winds to elevate fire dangers over parts of western and central Victoria. A cooler southwest to southerly wind change is expected to extend from the west during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms with little or no rainfall are possible over south western parts and the Central district during the afternoon and evening.

For the rest of Thursday 04 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country

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.