{"id":357191,"date":"2026-01-28T18:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=357191"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:21:04","slug":"victoria-breaks-all-time-heat-record-at-48-9c-amid-bushfires-and-warnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=357191","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Breaks All-Time Heat Record at 48.9C Amid Bushfires and Warnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The severe heatwave, starting last week, hit Victoria hardest with peaks near 49C forecast in the northwest Mallee, while Melbourne saw its hottest day in 17 years and a total fire ban took effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bushfires in the Otways forced over 1,000 households to evacuate, with 120 people sheltering in relief centers as authorities urged immediate action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premier Jacinta Allan<\/a> advised staying cool and hydrated, as energy grids strained with prices spiking in South Australia; a cool change nears Wednesday night but warnings remain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bushfires in the Otways forced over 1,000 households to evacuate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":351558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[19221,993,8],"class_list":["post-357191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","tag-bushfires","tag-melbourne","tag-victoria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t