Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mallee, Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Central, North Central and South West
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties up to the low forties about the northern districts. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens over northern and eastern districts, and in the low to mid teens about southern districts.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract to the northeast and ease over the weekend as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Echuca, Gisborne, Mildura, Maryborough, Ouyen, Shepparton, Seymour and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Forecast
Auburn South (37.821°S, 145.022°E, 28m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/NE in the evening then tending NW/SW in the late evening.
Forecast for Auburn South (37.821°S, 145.022°E, 28m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 21° 16° 13° 12° 13° 12° 13° Maximum 32° 23° 24° 21° 19° 22° 18° Chance of rain 50% 30% 80% 30% 70% 50% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate High Low Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 7
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)2
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNE ESE SW SSW NE WSW WSW SW WSW SSW WNW SW SW SSW Relative humidity 36% 33% 74% 57% 74% 82% 63% 51% 68% 53% 59% 49% 62% 54% Dew point 10°C 14°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 18°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 7°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Auburn South (37.821°S, 145.022°E, 28m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:22am EDT 5:53am EDT 8:40pm EDT 9:12pm EDT 4:38am EDT 8:19pm 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
