Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for West Coast, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 03:34 PM CDT on Wednesday 25 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast due to hot and dry north to northwesterly winds extending over South Australia ahead of a west to southwesterly change. The wind change entered the far west of the state on Wednesday, and will move eastwards across central and eastern areas during Thursday.
For the rest of Wednesday 25 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Coast and Mount Lofty Ranges
For Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
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.
The next warning will be issued by 7:00 am CDT Thursday.
Forecast
Australia Plains (34.0938°S, 139.1691°E, 265m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the late morning and afternoon. Winds NW/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending W/NW 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then tending W/SW 35 to 50 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Australia Plains (34.0938°S, 139.1691°E, 265m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 26° 13° 12° 13° 14° 16° 14° Maximum 32° 21° 23° 26° 32° 31° 29° Chance of rain 30% 30% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High 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 30
(km/h)38
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WNW WSW WSW W WSW WSW WSW ENE WNW SE SW SSE S Relative humidity 13% 39% 62% 33% 58% 41% 62% 34% 53% 18% 43% 19% 45% 19% Dew point 0°C 14°C 9°C 4°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 5°C 10°C 5°C 7°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Australia Plains (34.0938°S, 139.1691°E, 265m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:32am CDT 6:02am CDT 8:27pm CDT 8:57pm CDT 2:16am CDT 4:12pm CDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
