Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:17 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central
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 northern districts. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, reaching up to the mid twenties about the northwest Thursday night.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday before easing into the weekend from the south as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bright, Corryong, Mansfield, Mallacoota, Omeo, Shepparton, Seymour and Wangaratta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Local Weather
Yarrawonga (36.011°S, 146.0046°E, 121m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Yarrawonga 24.1°- Dew point
- 1.7°
- Relative humidity
- 23%
- feels like
- 21.3°
- Wind
- E 6km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Yarrawonga (36.011°S, 146.0046°E, 121m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 20° 13° 11° 9° 10° Maximum 41° 36° 33° 25° 26° 28° 27° Chance of rain 80% 60% 70% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High Moderate - - - 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)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
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(km/h)26
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(km/h)18
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(km/h)24
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(km/h)22
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(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction ENE WNW NE WNW NNE WNW SW WSW WSW WSW SW WSW SW SW Relative humidity 24% 17% 65% 35% 61% 51% 55% 31% 53% 30% 50% 26% 48% 25% Dew point 9°C 10°C 20°C 17°C 21°C 20°C 9°C 6°C 9°C 6°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yarrawonga (36.011°S, 146.0046°E, 121m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:24am EDT 5:55am EDT 8:31pm EDT 9:01pm EDT 4:40am EDT 8:09pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
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