Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:18 pm EDT on Thursday 4 December 2025.

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 the rest of Thursday 4 December:

Extreme Fire Danger in the following fire weather districts:
Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country

For Friday 5 December:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather district:
Mallee

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are expected for the remainder of Thursday afternoon and again on Friday over northern Victoria, resulting in elevated fire dangers. A cooler southwest to southerly wind change will extend from the west during Thursday evening. Winds will shift milder southwesterly over northern Victoria again during the late afternoon and evening on Friday. Thunderstorms with little or no rainfall are possible over south western parts and the Central district during Thursday and over the central and eastern ranges on Friday.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au.



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