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
Drouin (38.1369°S, 145.8587°E, 140m 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 E/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/NE 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon then tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Forecast for Drouin (38.1369°S, 145.8587°E, 140m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 19° 15° 12° 10° 10° 9° 9° Maximum 30° 21° 21° 18° 16° 17° 15° Chance of rain 60% 50% 90% 80% 90% 50% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 20-40mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 8
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NNE E WSW WSW E SSW W WSW W WSW WNW W WSW WSW Relative humidity 52% 40% 88% 64% 81% 86% 76% 52% 81% 55% 70% 58% 69% 55% Dew point 15°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 14°C 16°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 7°C 7°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Drouin (38.1369°S, 145.8587°E, 140m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:18am EDT 5:49am EDT 8:38pm EDT 9:10pm EDT 4:33am EDT 8:17pm 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