Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Heatwave Warning Issued at 02:51 PM EDT on Sunday 25 January 2026 Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026 Warning for the following areas: North East Warning for the following areas: Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Central, North 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 in the high thirties to mid forties over the northern half of the state, peaking on Tuesday with maximums reaching the low to high forties right across the State apart from coastal Gippsland where maximums will reach the low to mid thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties over the north of the state, and in the mid teens to around twenty in the south. Severe to extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period, peaking on Tuesday and Wednesday before gradually easing over south western parts from mid week following a milder southerly change. Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are not expected to ease across remaining parts of the State until a cooler change arrives towards the end of next weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Ballarat, Horsham, Mildura, Maryborough, Shepparton, Seymour, Swan Hill and Wangaratta. The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Monday 26 January 2026