Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Fire Weather Warning

for Mallee, Wimmera, North Central, South West and Central fire weather districts

Issued at 03:14 AM EDT on Saturday 22 February 2025

Weather Situation
Hot and dry with fresh and gusty northerly winds. Cool, west to southwesterly wind change about far western parts only in the evening. There is a risk of high based thunderstorms and dry lightning, most likely about northeast and alpine parts during the day and the northwest later in the afternoon.

For the rest of Saturday 22 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mallee, Wimmera, North Central, South West and Central

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.