Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, North Central, South West, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 03:58 PM EDT on Monday 16 February 2026
Weather Situation
A hot day with fresh north to northwest winds will drive Extreme fire dangers on Tuesday. A gusty west to southwest change will reach the west in the early afternoon and central districts by early evening. There is also the risk of thunderstorms with damaging winds on and behind the wind change.
For Tuesday 17 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, North Central, South West, West and South Gippsland 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.
Forecast
Morton Plains (36.0824°S, 142.8829°E, 112m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Winds NE 15 to 25 km/h.
Forecast for Morton Plains (36.0824°S, 142.8829°E, 112m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 13° 14° 17° 18° 22° Maximum 34° 34° 25° 30° 34° 34° 31° Chance of rain 5% 80% 5% 5% 10% 40% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate Moderate 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 19
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)30
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NE NNE NNW SW WSW SW SW E NNW S WNW NW WNW Relative humidity 40% 20% 32% 24% 64% 32% 70% 30% 58% 20% 51% 21% 56% 39% Dew point 10°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 9°C 7°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 7°C 10°C 8°C 15°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Morton Plains (36.0824°S, 142.8829°E, 112m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:33am EDT 7:00am EDT 8:24pm EDT 8:51pm EDT 5:17am EDT 7:49pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
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