Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Wimmera fire weather district
Issued at 03:59 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds, shifting south to southwesterly and gusty during the evening. These conditions will cause elevated fire dangers during Thursday.
For Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Rostron (36.7719°S, 143.1783°E, 202m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Light winds becoming W/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending W/SW in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Rostron (36.7719°S, 143.1783°E, 202m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 17° 19° 10° 11° 7° 7° 7° Maximum 36° 32° 25° 19° 19° 18° 19° Chance of rain 5% 40% 70% 60% 10% 30% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 10
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WNW NE WNW SW WSW NE W WSW SW SW WSW WSW WSW Relative humidity 36% 22% 38% 32% 78% 37% 79% 66% 82% 50% 81% 50% 80% 49% Dew point 10°C 9°C 10°C 12°C 9°C 8°C 11°C 11°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rostron (36.7719°S, 143.1783°E, 202m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:31am EDT 6:02am EDT 8:45pm EDT 9:16pm EDT 4:07am EDT 7:27pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
