Noorat, Victoria, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts around 90 km/h are likely to develop after sunrise on Friday morning about the western, central and eastern ranges, then extend throughout the warning area, including MELBOURNE, from around midday and remain a risk into early Friday evening. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS could reach up to 110 km/h with thunderstorms and over elevated terrain.
Winds will ease below warning thresholds for most areas during the evening, but will likely persist over the alpine peaks until Saturday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Seymour, Maryborough, Traralgon and Bairnsdale.

Catastrophic Fire Danger for North Central, Northern Country, South West and Wimmera

        Severe heatwave conditions are expected to affect Victoria from Thursday 08 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026