Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Northern Country, East Gippsland and West and South Gippsland
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Central
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 over northern Victoria, and in the mid twenties to mid thirties over southern Victoria and Alpine regions. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bright, Corryong, Mildura, Mansfield, Omeo, Swan Hill, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Forecast
Rathscar (37.0057°S, 143.547°E, 218m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the E in the early morning. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. The chance of smoke haze in the NE in the late afternoon and evening. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming S/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 32.
Forecast for Rathscar (37.0057°S, 143.547°E, 218m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 20° 13° 9° 8° 17° 12° 11° Maximum 37° 21° 26° 33° 33° 30° 31° Chance of rain 30% 5% 5% 30% 50% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 4
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW SW SW S SE NE NNE N WNW SSW SSW S SW Relative humidity 49% 25% 61% 34% 52% 22% 46% 21% 50% 16% 63% 27% 56% 21% Dew point 15°C 14°C 8°C 5°C 4°C 2°C 5°C 7°C 11°C 4°C 10°C 8°C 9°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rathscar (37.0057°S, 143.547°E, 218m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:10am EDT 6:39am EDT 8:38pm EDT 9:07pm EDT 7:41pm EDT 4:05am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
