Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:04 PM EDT on Friday 31 January 2025
Valid for Friday 31 January 2025 to Monday 03 February 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Central, North Central and South West
Safety Advice::
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions expected to develop over the weekend and into early next week, before gradually easing later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Maryborough, Shepparton and Traralgon.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 01 February 2025
Forecast
Pimpinio (36.5876°S, 142.1204°E, 136m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke haze. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 30s.
Forecast for Pimpinio (36.5876°S, 142.1204°E, 136m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 9° 11° 21° 22° 21° 13° 11° Maximum 32° 37° 40° 40° 40° 29° 34° Chance of rain 5% 50% 70% 70% 60% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate 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 15
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
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(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
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(km/h)Wind direction S S ESE ENE ENE NE ENE N NE WNW S SSE SSE SW Relative humidity 60% 25% 56% 22% 41% 27% 43% 26% 48% 22% 60% 28% 61% 24% Dew point 9°C 7°C 10°C 10°C 14°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 14°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pimpinio (36.5876°S, 142.1204°E, 136m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:17am EDT 6:46am EDT 8:43pm EDT 9:12pm EDT 8:15am EDT 9:57pm EDT Waxing crescent First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days