Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, Mallee, North Central, South West and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 03:53 AM EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry conditions, with fresh and gusty north to northwesterly winds in the north, central and western parts of the state ahead of a south to southwesterly change entering the west in the late afternoon and reaching the Central district late at night.
For the rest of Tuesday 27 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, Mallee, North Central, South West 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Riddells Creek (37.4629°S, 144.6766°E, 362m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke haze in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall about the ranges in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NW in the middle of the day then tending NW/SW in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 39 to 45.
Forecast for Riddells Creek (37.4629°S, 144.6766°E, 362m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 16° 18° 13° 17° 18° 13° 8° Maximum 42° 27° 27° 35° 33° 19° 21° Chance of rain 5% 10% 20% 30% 90% 80% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 19
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction N N SSW S S SSW SW S SSW SSW SW SSW SSW S Relative humidity 34% 14% 59% 51% 71% 40% 62% 34% 58% 37% 79% 54% 65% 42% Dew point 9°C 9°C 14°C 16°C 11°C 12°C 15°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 11°C 9°C 6°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Riddells Creek (37.4629°S, 144.6766°E, 362m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:02am EDT 6:31am EDT 8:38pm EDT 9:07pm EDT 3:16pm EDT 12:24am 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