Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for South West and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 04:34 AM EDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry conditions, with fresh and gusty north to northwesterly in the north, central and west ahead of a cooler south to southwesterly change entering the west in the late afternoon and possibly reaching the Central district late at night.
For the rest of Saturday 24 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
South West and 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
Aire Valley (38.666°S, 143.3797°E, 265m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h shifting S/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Aire Valley (38.666°S, 143.3797°E, 265m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 13° 12° 10° 17° 15° 11° 14° Maximum 36° 22° 28° 37° 23° 22° 27° Chance of rain 10% 10% 5% 10% 10% 30% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 9
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NE NNW SSW SSW E E NE WNW SSW SSW SSE SE ESE SE Relative humidity 46% 16% 82% 49% 66% 36% 46% 19% 74% 60% 75% 52% 75% 56% Dew point 10°C 6°C 13°C 11°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 10°C 14°C 14°C 10°C 12°C 15°C 17°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Aire Valley (38.666°S, 143.3797°E, 265m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:58am EDT 6:28am EDT 8:48pm EDT 9:18pm EDT 11:48am EDT 11:28pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
