Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST 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