Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Fire Weather Warning for Mallee and Wimmera fire weather districts Issued at 04:23 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025 Weather Situation Hot and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds will shift moderate to fresh and gusty south to southwesterly during the evening and lead to elevated fire dangers remaining into the evening Thursday. Hot and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds, shifting to fresh and gusty southwesterly from the late afternoon into the evening will cause elevated fire dangers during Friday. For the rest of Thursday 18 December: Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas: Wimmera For Friday 19 December: Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas: Mallee 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. The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.