Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Northern Country fire weather district
Issued at 04:46 AM EDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Weather Situation
Warm and very dry conditions combined with south to southwesterly winds freshening in the afternoon and early evening will lead to extreme fire danger in the Northern Country fire weather district on Monday.
For the rest of Monday 05 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Northern Country
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
Archdale (36.8309°S, 143.5023°E, 188m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds S 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 30.
Forecast for Archdale (36.8309°S, 143.5023°E, 188m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 10° 12° 17° 21° 23° 15° 10° Maximum 29° 36° 41° 41° 41° 26° 25° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 50% 50% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 15
(km/h)18
(km/h)2
(km/h)7
(km/h)8
(km/h)19
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)27
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction S S SSW WSW NE NNW ENE WNW N NW SW WSW S S Relative humidity 48% 18% 37% 20% 38% 11% 26% 12% 31% 16% 58% 35% 54% 29% Dew point 6°C 2°C 6°C 9°C 11°C 5°C 8°C 7°C 13°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 6°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Archdale (36.8309°S, 143.5023°E, 188m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:41am EDT 6:12am EDT 8:49pm EDT 9:19pm EDT 10:31pm EDT 7:44am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
