<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria is on the eve of a dangerously hot weekend with temperatures set to soar to 40 degrees in some parts of the state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Strong winds and searing heat will have fire crews on high alert as Formula 1 fans are warned to brace for chaotic conditions at Albert Park in Melbourne.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hot and dry north-westerly winds are expected tomorrow across most of the state, which will bring a high fire danger.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/courtney-morleyclarke-murder-australias-youngest-murderer-to-walk-from-prison/90209618-125d-4adb-bf76-c887cfd71e2d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australia's youngest murderer to walk from prison</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temperatures are expected to reach about 40 degrees across the Northern Plains while temperatures in the mid-to-high 30s are predicted across most of the rest of the state and a milder 30C in the Gippsland Region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Warm temperatures are expected for Melbourne on Saturday evening as well as more broadly across northern, central and eastern Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency Management Victoria acting commissioner Tim Wiebusch said the state would likely see "warm, hot, dry conditions" and an increased risk of fire on Saturday.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-heat-updates-victoria-braces-for-soaring-heat-and-increased-fire-risk-this-weekend/c8b9581d-e067-4077-9014-c4e1a87553eb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-influencer-embroiled-in-wombat-scandal-leaves-australia/29fa7200-b995-40d1-acca-75f288ffc1c4" target="_blank"><strong><span>US influencer at centre of wombat scandal leaves Australia</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We do have an incredibly dry landscape," Wiebusch said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Already this week we've seen around 70 bushfires in various parts of the state."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wiebusch asked Victorians to remain prepared and alert to the current weather conditions in the coming weeks, where weather conditions will increase the risk of fires.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you're travelling in various parts of our beautiful state, make sure you know what the local conditions are on the day you're travelling," he said.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/03/12/16/20/f1-australian-grand-prix-2025-in-pictures"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/D6c8WstdtWNu7Fj6JwZpaDLeBNM=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F45436f54-3a79-42cf-9132-8e62d92285c9" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/D6c8WstdtWNu7Fj6JwZpaDLeBNM=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F45436f54-3a79-42cf-9132-8e62d92285c9 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/hMV16jWZKh7KM2flGmfruK8njCs=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F45436f54-3a79-42cf-9132-8e62d92285c9 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Big crowds and dramatic crashes: All the action on day two of the Aussie Grand Prix</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/03/12/16/20/f1-australian-grand-prix-2025-in-pictures">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Make sure you've downloaded the VicEmergency app or go to the VicEmergency website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Also make sure you know who your local emergency broadcaster is, so that you can stay in touch with the latest information and warnings should that become necessary.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're also asking Victorians to make sure you're prepared for up to 72 hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Make sure you have those things, that should you lose power or water or any other utilities like telecommunications, that you have alternative arrangements to either get that emergency information or sustain yourself over that 72-hour period."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/parkinsons-disease-major-breakthrough-for-future-treatments/93b47b06-726d-4d29-9e82-cd64419fa117" target="_blank"><strong><span>Why this never-before-seen image offers hope to Parkinson's sufferers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mild conditions and patchy rain are expected on Sunday morning ahead of a cold front.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cold front will move through the state over the course of the day, bringing showers and the risk of potentially severe thunderstorms.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Damaging winds and heavy rain are possible across parts of northern and eastern Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Further showers 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