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 05:25 AM EDT on Tuesday 17 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 the rest of 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Mount Glasgow (37.1977°S, 143.7395°E, 229m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming SW 15 to 20 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.
Forecast for Mount Glasgow (37.1977°S, 143.7395°E, 229m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 10° 11° 12° 13° 18° 14° 9° Maximum 26° 29° 34° 35° 31° 24° 27° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 20% 90% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High 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 11
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)4
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)Wind direction SW WSW SW SW SE NW SSW WNW NE NNW SW SW S SSW Relative humidity 68% 33% 70% 34% 62% 19% 65% 21% 45% 54% 64% 40% 62% 29% Dew point 8°C 7°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 7°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 21°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Glasgow (37.1977°S, 143.7395°E, 229m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:31am EDT 6:58am EDT 8:19pm EDT 8:47pm EDT 7:24am EDT 8:43pm EDT
Waxing crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days