Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland fire weather districts
Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Thursday 26 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast for most of Victoria on Thursday due to very hot and dry temperatures, combined with fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds. A gusty west to southwesterly change will enter the west of the state during the afternoon, moving through to central and eastern areas during the evening.
For the rest of Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland
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
Pound Creek (38.6279°S, 145.8087°E, 8m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the evening. Damaging winds possible in the W. Winds N 35 to 55 km/h shifting W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Pound Creek (38.6279°S, 145.8087°E, 8m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 18° 14° 13° 14° 13° 15° 13° Maximum 35° 21° 23° 24° 26° 24° 24° Chance of rain 60% 60% 30% 20% 10% 5% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate Moderate 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 19
(km/h)25
(km/h)30
(km/h)28
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)3
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction NNE N W WSW NW W WNW WSW NNE SW SW SSW SW SW Relative humidity 44% 24% 69% 52% 60% 55% 68% 54% 71% 56% 76% 59% 70% 60% Dew point 13°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 14°C 15°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pound Creek (38.6279°S, 145.8087°E, 8m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:21am EDT 5:53am EDT 8:44pm EDT 9:16pm EDT 2:11am EDT 4:24pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
