Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland fire weather districts
Issued at 04:02 PM EDT on Wednesday 25 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast for most of Victoria on Thursday due to very hot and dry temperatures, combined with fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds. A gusty west to southwesterly change will enter the west of the state during the afternoon, moving through to central and eastern areas during the evening.
For Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland
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
Rutherglen (36.0537°S, 146.4593°E, 171m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the S at night. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending N 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 38.
Forecast for Rutherglen (36.0537°S, 146.4593°E, 171m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 16° 16° 11° 11° 11° 14° 14° Maximum 40° 28° 28° 30° 34° 36° 37° Chance of rain 30% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High 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 18
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)6
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction NE N WSW WSW WSW W WSW WSW ENE W S WSW NE W Relative humidity 42% 10% 42% 22% 42% 19% 47% 21% 50% 18% 40% 11% 45% 13% Dew point 13°C 2°C 8°C 4°C 6°C 1°C 9°C 4°C 12°C 5°C 11°C 0°C 13°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rutherglen (36.0537°S, 146.4593°E, 171m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:26am EDT 5:56am EDT 8:33pm EDT 9:03pm EDT 2:12am EDT 4:15pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
