Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, Mallee, North Central, North East, Northern Country, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:12 PM EDT on Tuesday 10 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry north to northwesterly winds will freshen later Wednesday morning and drive extreme fire dangers over much of Victoria. A cooler and gusty west to southwesterly change will develop over the southwest by midday, then extend northeastwards across the remainder of the State during Wednesday afternoon and evening.
For Wednesday 11 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, Mallee, North Central, North East, Northern Country, West and South Gippsland 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.
Forecast
Runnymede (36.5341°S, 144.6243°E, 129m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NW/NE 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then tending S/SW in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Runnymede (36.5341°S, 144.6243°E, 129m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 17° 10° 9° 11° 15° 17° 18° Maximum 36° 21° 24° 30° 31° 33° 34° Chance of rain 80% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate Moderate 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 11
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction NE W SW SSW SSE SSE ESE E ENE ENE ENE NE NE N Relative humidity 40% 27% 55% 31% 57% 28% 59% 32% 63% 32% 55% 30% 51% 29% Dew point 10°C 13°C 5°C 2°C 6°C 3°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Runnymede (36.5341°S, 144.6243°E, 129m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:21am EDT 6:49am EDT 8:25pm EDT 8:52pm EDT 12:36am EDT 4:00pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
