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
Nelson (38.0466°S, 141.0069°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Becoming cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the morning and afternoon. Winds N/NE 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 45 km/h before shifting W/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the early afternoon, then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Nelson (38.0466°S, 141.0069°E, 0m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 22° 10° 12° 11° 12° 16° 13° Maximum 30° 24° 26° 32° 31° 32° 22° Chance of rain 90% 20% 10% 5% 40% 70% 30% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate 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)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)17
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction N W WNW W WNW SW NNE W ESE NNW N WNW WSW SW Relative humidity 38% 82% 74% 47% 88% 53% 81% 35% 85% 35% 55% 56% 73% 46% Dew point 12°C 17°C 10°C 11°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 19°C 12°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nelson (38.0466°S, 141.0069°E, 0m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:38am EDT 7:06am EDT 8:32pm EDT 8:59pm EDT 6:26am EDT 8:28pm EDT 
New moon
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
