Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Mallee fire weather district
Issued at 04:04 AM EDT on Thursday 16 October 2025
Weather Situation
A mostly sunny and dry morning with temperatures well above average. Moderate north to northwesterly winds, tending fresh and gusty at times, particularly over western and elevated areas. A cooler, west to southwesterly change moves into western districts later in the afternoon and reaches central districts during the evening, bringing showers and storms.
For the rest of Thursday 16 October:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee
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
Walpeup (35.1353°S, 142.0251°E, 115m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds W/NW 25 to 40 km/h turning SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Walpeup (35.1353°S, 142.0251°E, 115m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 13° 9° 6° 14° 18° 12° 11° Maximum 36° 26° 26° 35° 30° 27° 22° Chance of rain 50% 5% 5% 20% 60% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate Moderate High Moderate - - 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 20
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW SW SW SSE NNE NNE NNE WSW SW S SSE S SW Relative humidity 27% 10% 71% 29% 66% 20% 22% 12% 42% 38% 63% 37% 71% 42% Dew point 3°C -1°C 10°C 5°C 6°C 0°C -1°C 0°C 9°C 13°C 9°C 9°C 7°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Walpeup (35.1353°S, 142.0251°E, 115m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:23am EDT 6:49am EDT 7:47pm EDT 8:13pm EDT 4:09am EDT 2:47pm EDT Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days