The Country Fire Service (CFA) has advised those heading to the Pitch Music and Arts Festival due to the extreme weather forecast.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting extreme fire danger for Victoria and parts of South Australia today.
Melbourne is predicted to hit a windy 39 degrees while Adelaide is expecting a top of 40 degrees.
The festival is due to take place in Mafeking near Halls Gap in Victoria, where the temperature is predicted to climb into the low 40s.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said communities should be aware of the fire danger in the areas they were traveling to this long weekend and remain informed.
“We’re expecting 40km/h northwesterly winds across the south west in the morning with gusts of 50km/hr in the afternoon before a southwesterly change later in the day,” Heffernan said.
The central district will see northerly winds of up to 45km/h and gusts of 80km/h in the central ranges.”
A total fire ban is in place.
