Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Wimmera fire weather district
Issued at 04:38 AM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds, shifting south to southwesterly and gusty during the evening. These conditions will cause elevated fire dangers during Thursday.
For the rest of Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Ailsa (36.3342°S, 142.3594°E, 121m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N/NW 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then tending S/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Ailsa (36.3342°S, 142.3594°E, 121m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 13° 18° 12° 14° 9° 9° 8° Maximum 42° 39° 32° 25° 26° 26° 25° Chance of rain 10% 50% 70% 60% 10% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High 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 0
(km/h)28
(km/h)8
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)29
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW NE W SW WSW WSW W SW WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW Relative humidity 31% 7% 25% 16% 59% 19% 57% 47% 63% 32% 68% 31% 65% 33% Dew point 9°C -1°C 8°C 9°C 9°C 4°C 12°C 12°C 8°C 6°C 10°C 7°C 9°C 7°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ailsa (36.3342°S, 142.3594°E, 121m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:36am EDT 6:07am EDT 8:47pm EDT 9:18pm EDT 4:12am EDT 7:29pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
