Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 3:59 pm EDT on Wednesday 17 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 18 December:

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

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions over northwest Victoria, with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds, shifting south to southwesterly and gusty during the evening. These conditions will cause elevated fire dangers during Thursday.

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


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