Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Mount Lofty Ranges fire weather district
Issued at 05:32 AM CDT on Wednesday 04 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions, combined with moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds are leading to extreme fire danger over the Mount Lofty Ranges district on Wednesday.
For the rest of Wednesday 04 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges
The Country Fire Service advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.cfs.sa.gov.au, and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfs.sa.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
American River (35.773°S, 137.78°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds S 15 to 25 km/h turning SE 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for American River (35.773°S, 137.78°E, 4m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 13° 13° 14° 14° 13° 15° Maximum 24° 25° 24° 26° 25° 29° 25° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 20% 20% 10% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)26
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)31
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S SE WSW SW SSW Relative humidity 74% 51% 70% 46% 70% 49% 72% 50% 73% 49% 74% 40% 67% 45% Dew point 14°C 14°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for American River (35.773°S, 137.78°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:14am CDT 6:42am CDT 8:26pm CDT 8:53pm CDT 10:12pm CDT 9:54am CDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
