Tomorrow, Tuesday 17 January 2017, has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban in the Mallee, Wimmera and North Central districts of Victoria, with temperatures predicted to reach 40 C in Horsham and up to 42 C further north in the Mallee.

No fires can be lit or be allowed to remain alight in the open air from 12:01 am on Tue, 17 Jan 2017 until 11:59 pm Tue, 17 Jan 2017.