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
Nilma (38.1705°S, 145.9684°E, 95m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the E in the early morning. Very high chance of showers in the W, high chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 35 km/h before dawn then turning cooler W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 36.
Forecast for Nilma (38.1705°S, 145.9684°E, 95m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 17° 13° 12° 12° 15° 15° 15° Maximum 32° 21° 24° 30° 28° 27° 23° Chance of rain 90% 10% 20% 5% 50% 70% 50% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High 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 12
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNE N W WSW WNW WSW E WSW W WSW NW WNW WNW W Relative humidity 47% 25% 76% 46% 74% 49% 80% 34% 74% 39% 62% 54% 65% 46% Dew point 13°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 17°C 12°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nilma (38.1705°S, 145.9684°E, 95m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:21am EDT 6:48am EDT 8:13pm EDT 8:40pm EDT 6:07am EDT 8:09pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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