Warnings

Fire Weather Warning for North East and Wimmera Wed 28 Jan 2026

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
  
Fire Weather Warning 

for North East and Wimmera fire weather districts

Issued at 04:50 AM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026

Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry northerly winds ahead of southwesterly wind change will drive extreme fire dangers over the North East district on Wednesday. Over the Wimmera district a freshening southerly flow with warm to hot temperatures will lead to extreme fire dangers Wednesday afternoon.

For the rest of  Wednesday 28 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East 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.