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.
Local Weather
Ben Nevis (37.3251°S, 142.9613°E, 289m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Stawell 30.4°- Dew point
- 9.8°
- Relative humidity
- 28%
- feels like
- 24.6°
- Wind
- NW 30km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely in the evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the afternoon and early evening. Winds N/NW 30 to 45 km/h turning W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Ben Nevis (37.3251°S, 142.9613°E, 289m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 20° 8° 10° 10° 11° 18° 12° Maximum 33° 24° 27° 33° 33° 30° 22° Chance of rain 90% 5% 5% 10% 10% 60% 40% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High 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 24
(km/h)30
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)9
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(km/h)6
(km/h)16
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(km/h)19
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE NW WSW WSW SW SSW NE NW S WSW N NNW SW SW Relative humidity 35% 38% 73% 37% 82% 40% 63% 23% 79% 25% 40% 41% 74% 50% Dew point 9°C 15°C 7°C 7°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 8°C 11°C 9°C 9°C 16°C 10°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ben Nevis (37.3251°S, 142.9613°E, 289m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:33am EDT 7:00am EDT 8:24pm EDT 8:51pm EDT 6:20am EDT 8:20pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
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