Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:23 AM CDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Weather Situation
Extreme fire danger is expected across much of southern South Australia on Thursday. Hot and dry conditions are expected with freshening northeast to northwesterly winds shifting fresh west to southwesterly from the west and south, with fresh and gusty southwest to southerly behind the change during the afternoon and evening.
For the rest of Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Birchmore (35.7756°S, 137.4867°E, 47m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N/NW 20 to 30 km/h shifting S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Birchmore (35.7756°S, 137.4867°E, 47m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 16° 15° 11° 12° 11° 11° 11° Maximum 39° 27° 25° 24° 23° 22° 23° Chance of rain 5% 10% 80% 60% 30% 20% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 16
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
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(km/h)19
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(km/h)32
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(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NW SW SW S SE WSW WSW WSW WSW SW SSW WSW SW Relative humidity 35% 15% 73% 50% 62% 43% 68% 46% 58% 42% 64% 42% 66% 44% Dew point 12°C 8°C 16°C 15°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Birchmore (35.7756°S, 137.4867°E, 47m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:29am CDT 5:59am CDT 8:34pm CDT 9:04pm CDT 4:05am CDT 7:15pm CDT
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days