Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for North Central and North East fire weather districts
Issued at 03:48 PM EDT on Tuesday 10 March 2026
Weather Situation
Warm to hot and dry with freshening, gusty west to northwesterly winds will result in extreme fire danger for the North Central and Northeast fire weather districts on Wednesday. A west to southwesterly change is expected to move across eastern Victoria during the afternoon.
For Wednesday 11 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North Central and North East
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 Wednesday.
Forecast
Puckapunyal Milpo (37.0098°S, 145.0316°E, 177m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon. Winds NW/NE 25 to 40 km/h tending W 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon then tending SW 25 to 40 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.
Forecast for Puckapunyal Milpo (37.0098°S, 145.0316°E, 177m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 18° 11° 11° 9° 14° 15° 13° Maximum 33° 21° 23° 28° 31° 27° 27° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 5% 50% 50% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 22
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)26
(km/h)25
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NE WNW SW SW S S ENE NE ESE N SSW WSW SSE SW Relative humidity 55% 31% 68% 40% 64% 38% 64% 35% 63% 36% 74% 48% 76% 44% Dew point 13°C 12°C 9°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 10°C 12°C 14°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 13°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Puckapunyal Milpo (37.0098°S, 145.0316°E, 177m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:47am EDT 7:13am EDT 7:45pm EDT 8:11pm EDT 11:53pm EDT 2:42pm EDT 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
