Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North East fire weather district
Issued at 04:01 PM EDT on Wednesday 04 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry conditions on Thursday, with moderate south to southwesterly winds tending west to southwesterly during the day. Slight risk of thunderstorms in the far east.
For Thursday 05 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East
Cancellation for the following areas:
Wimmera,Central,North 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Avenel (36.8928°S, 145.2306°E, 145m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Avenel (36.8928°S, 145.2306°E, 145m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 12° 13° 17° 17° 16° 21° Maximum 31° 34° 36° 31° 30° 35° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 60% 70% 60% 20% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 24
(km/h)22
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW SSW W SSW W ENE NNE E WSW E NNW N NW Relative humidity 54% 28% 54% 17% 50% 17% 59% 39% 73% 40% 65% 26% 50% 29% Dew point 11°C 10°C 10°C 4°C 10°C 6°C 15°C 15°C 17°C 14°C 16°C 12°C 15°C 12°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Avenel (36.8928°S, 145.2306°E, 145m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:11am EDT 6:39am EDT 8:27pm EDT 8:56pm EDT 10:11pm EDT 9:52am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
