Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:30 pm EDT on Tuesday 3 February 2026.

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 Wednesday 4 February:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Central, North Central and Wimmera

Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions Wednesday, combined with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds shifting south to southwesterly during the evening bring elevated fire dangers over central and western parts of the State.

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

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