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South West District Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast updated at 4:32 pm EDT on Thursday 9 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad westerly flow over Victoria will continue with a cold front sweeping over the state through Friday. A cool southwesterly airstream begins to develop over Sunday with a weak high pressure ridge extending over the state on Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the west, most likely later tonight. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds westerly 25 to 40 km/h tending northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.

Friday 10 October

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Damaging winds possible. Winds northwesterly 35 to 50 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching around 18.

Fire Danger - No Rating

Sun protection 10:20am to 4:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Shower or two. Windy. Warrnambool 11 18
Shower or two. Becoming windy. Colac 10 18
Shower or two. Windy. Hamilton 10 17

Saturday 11 October

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending westerly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 9 with daytime temperatures reaching around 17.

Sunday 12 October

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures reaching around 15.

Monday 13 October

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 4 with daytime temperatures reaching around 15.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 am EDT Friday.

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