Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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
Riggs Creek (36.5996°S, 145.6287°E, 136m AMSL) Riggs Creek,VIC set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Riggs Creek 7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Light winds.
Forecast for Riggs Creek (36.5996°S, 145.6287°E, 136m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 14° 18° 20° 21° 19° 12° 12° Maximum 37° 41° 40° 37° 29° 26° 26° Chance of rain 5% 20% 50% 60% 60% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 17
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)24
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction ENE N NE W NE WNW NNW WNW ENE W SW WSW SW SW Relative humidity 50% 21% 36% 12% 35% 28% 66% 25% 65% 48% 63% 35% 56% 32% Dew point 13°C 10°C 12°C 5°C 13°C 16°C 20°C 12°C 18°C 16°C 10°C 8°C 9°C 7°C First light 5:25am 5:25am 5:25am 5:26am 5:26am 5:27am 5:27am Sunrise 5:55am 5:55am 5:56am 5:56am 5:57am 5:57am 5:58am Sunset 8:33pm 8:34pm 8:35pm 8:35pm 8:36pm 8:36pm 8:37pm Last light 9:04pm 9:05pm 9:05pm 9:06pm 9:06pm 9:07pm 9:07pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Riggs Creek (36.5996°S, 145.6287°E, 136m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:25am EDT 5:55am EDT 8:33pm EDT 9:04pm EDT 3:26am EDT 6:15pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Riggs Creek sun & moon times
WednesdayFirst light5:25am
EDTSunrise5:55am
EDTSunset8:33pm
EDTLast light9:04pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseWed
3:26am
EDTMoon setWed
6:15pm
EDTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICWed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2025Wed 2:46pm UTC Severe weather advice VICAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
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 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Wednesday Wednesday 37 1 Thursday Thursday 41 2 Friday Friday 40 3 Saturday Saturday 37 4 Sunday Sunday 29 5 Monday Monday 26 6 Tuesday Tuesday 26 7 Tuesday Tuesday 26 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Wednesday Wednesday 0 1 Thursday Thursday 0 2 Friday Friday 5 3 Saturday Saturday 5 4 Sunday Sunday 10 5 Monday Monday 0 6 Tuesday Tuesday 0 7 Tuesday Tuesday 0
