Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North East fire weather district
Issued at 03:47 AM EDT on Thursday 05 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry conditions on Thursday, with moderate south to southwesterly winds tending west to southwesterly during the day. Slight risk of thunderstorms in the far east.
For the rest of Thursday 05 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East
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
Yackandandah (36.313°S, 146.8379°E, 274m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm near the New South Wales border during this afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 37.
Forecast for Yackandandah (36.313°S, 146.8379°E, 274m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 17° 14° 16° 18° 16° 16° 19° Maximum 35° 34° 37° 30° 29° 33° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 60% 70% 70% 30% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 5
(km/h)18
(km/h)4
(km/h)15
(km/h)5
(km/h)15
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)8
(km/h)6
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction NE W NNE W ENE WNW ENE NNE ENE WNW ENE NW NNE NW Relative humidity 31% 15% 39% 14% 26% 15% 70% 50% 78% 46% 68% 35% 57% 40% Dew point 7°C 5°C 8°C 3°C 4°C 7°C 16°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yackandandah (36.313°S, 146.8379°E, 274m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:06am EDT 6:34am EDT 8:20pm EDT 8:48pm EDT 10:05pm EDT 9:46am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
