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
Narbethong (37.5637°S, 145.6564°E, 336m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then increasing to 40 km/h before shifting cooler SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35.
Forecast for Narbethong (37.5637°S, 145.6564°E, 336m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 17° 11° 11° 10° 13° 15° 16° Maximum 36° 24° 26° 33° 31° 36° 24° Chance of rain 90% 30% 20% 10% 5% 70% 60% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High 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 16
(km/h)23
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)3
(km/h)12
(km/h)3
(km/h)8
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NE N WSW WSW WNW SW NNE WNW S SSW NNE NW W SW Relative humidity 55% 23% 83% 40% 81% 42% 85% 24% 85% 36% 50% 30% 84% 50% Dew point 15°C 11°C 14°C 9°C 14°C 11°C 15°C 9°C 16°C 14°C 15°C 15°C 17°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Narbethong (37.5637°S, 145.6564°E, 336m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:22am EDT 6:50am EDT 8:15pm EDT 8:42pm EDT 6:09am EDT 8:10pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
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