Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Fire Weather Warning
for Central, North Central, South West, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera fire weather districts
Issued at 05:25 AM EDT on Tuesday 17 February 2026
Weather Situation
A hot day with fresh north to northwest winds will drive Extreme fire dangers on Tuesday. A gusty west to southwest change will reach the west in the early afternoon and central districts by early evening. There is also the risk of thunderstorms with damaging winds on and behind the wind change.
For the rest of Tuesday 17 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central, North Central, South West, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera
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
Rhyll (38.4633°S, 145.2999°E, 21m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Becoming cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the W. Winds N 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then shifting cooler W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37.
Forecast for Rhyll (38.4633°S, 145.2999°E, 21m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 20° 16° 15° 15° 16° 16° 16° Maximum 35° 23° 23° 27° 24° 33° 23° Chance of rain 90% 5% 30% 5% 10% 60% 60% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate Moderate 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 21
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction N N W WSW WNW SW ENE SSW SW SSW NNE NW W WSW Relative humidity 48% 32% 64% 53% 78% 65% 81% 53% 79% 65% 61% 45% 70% 56% Dew point 15°C 15°C 12°C 12°C 15°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 19°C 13°C 12°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rhyll (38.4633°S, 145.2999°E, 21m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:21am EDT 6:49am EDT 8:16pm EDT 8:44pm EDT 6:08am EDT 8:12pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
