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Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Wind
Issued: 5:39 PM Jan. 9, 2026 – Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
DAMAGING WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 90 km/h are possible about eastern ranges this morning. Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds later this morning. Locations which may be affected include Bright, Falls Creek, Mt Hotham, Mt Buller, Omeo and Gelantipy. 93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Hopetoun at 4:15 pm Friday. 94 km/h wind gust was recorded at Avalon at 2:20 pm Friday. 98 km/h wind gust was recorded at Horsham at 2:16 pm Friday. 93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Nhill at 1:59 pm Friday. 91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Mortlake at 1:31 pm Friday. This list is not of observations is not exhaustive as multiple gusts of greater than 90 km/h were recorded across Victoria on Friday.
Extreme Heatwave Warning
Issued: 4:04 AM Jan. 9, 2026 – Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
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.
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