Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Heatwave Warning Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026 Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026 Warning for the following areas: Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central Warning for the following areas: Mallee, Wimmera, Central and South West Safety Advice: Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone. 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 are peaking on Friday, reaching the low to mid forties through all but the far southwest of the State. A milder west to southwesterly wind change will extend across western and southern parts of the State during Friday afternoon and evening, reaching the northeast of the State during Saturday morning. Overnight minimum temperatures for Friday into Saturday will range from the low to mid teens in the west to the high teens to low twenties in the east, while maximum temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid twenties in the west to the high twenties to low thirties in the east. Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will ease from the west over the weekend as the milder change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Melton, Shepparton and Wangaratta. The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026