Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 low to high thirties, reaching the low forties about northern districts on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to around twenty degrees about the central north from Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Echuca, Mansfield, Shepparton, Seymour, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Forecast
Rathscar (37.0057°S, 143.547°E, 218m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the Otways in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S at night. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 39.
Forecast for Rathscar (37.0057°S, 143.547°E, 218m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 14° 17° 14° 13° 10° 9° 8° Maximum 40° 38° 31° 26° 24° 22° 25° Chance of rain 10% 50% 80% 60% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 5
(km/h)19
(km/h)4
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE W SE NNW SW WSW W WSW WSW WSW SW SW WSW - Relative humidity 35% 11% 29% 23% 61% 22% 64% 45% 63% 35% 63% 36% 58% n/a Dew point 9°C 4°C 8°C 13°C 12°C 7°C 12°C 12°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 7°C n/a -
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 New moon First quarter 5:29am EDT 6:00am EDT 8:43pm EDT 9:13pm EDT 4:05am EDT 7:24pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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