Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:18 pm EDT on Wednesday 3 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 Thursday 4 December:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions will combine with fresh to strong and gusty north to northwesterly winds to elevate fire dangers over parts of western and central Victoria. A cooler southwest to southerly wind change is expected to extend from the west during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms with little or no rainfall are possible over south western parts and the Central district during the afternoon and evening.


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