Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:19 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Weather Situation
Fresh to strong and gusty north to northwesterly winds coupled with very hot and dry conditions will drive Extreme to Catastrophic fire dangers across the state on Saturday. A fresh and gusty south to southwesterly change will move over southern and central parts in the afternoon and evening. Possible thunderstorms with little to no rainfall over the North West Pastoral district, bringing the risk of dry lightning.
For Saturday 24 January:
Catastrophic Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral, West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island, 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 Saturday.
Forecast
Bull Creek (35.234°S, 138.7685°E, 284m AMSL) Bull Creek,SA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Bull Creek 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds N/NE 25 to 40 km/h tending NW 35 to 50 km/h in the morning then tending S/SE 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low 40s.
Forecast for Bull Creek (35.234°S, 138.7685°E, 284m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 23° 14° 17° 28° 16° 16° 20° Maximum 41° 28° 42° 37° 25° 29° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High Extreme - - - 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 25
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction N NW SSE SSE ENE W N SW SSE SSE SE SSE ESE S Relative humidity 24% 18% 76% 37% 33% 18% 26% 27% 75% 49% 66% 40% 50% 33% Dew point 9°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 12°C 14°C 13°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 14°C 15°C 15°C First light 5:57am 5:58am 5:59am 6:01am 6:02am 6:03am 6:04am Sunrise 6:25am 6:27am 6:28am 6:29am 6:30am 6:31am 6:32am Sunset 8:29pm 8:28pm 8:28pm 8:27pm 8:26pm 8:26pm 8:25pm Last light 8:57pm 8:56pm 8:56pm 8:55pm 8:54pm 8:54pm 8:53pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bull Creek (35.234°S, 138.7685°E, 284m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:57am CDT 6:25am CDT 8:29pm CDT 8:57pm CDT 11:36am CDT 11:21pm CDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Bull Creek sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light5:57am
CDTSunrise6:25am
CDTSunset8:29pm
CDTLast light8:57pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
11:36am
CDTMoon setSat
11:21pm
CDTFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Fri 4:19pm UTC Fire weather warning SAFri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 2:10pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026Fri 3:07am UTC Fire weather warning SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke Peninsula fire weather districts
Issued at 03:07 AM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with moderate northeast to northwest winds and afternoon coastal sea breezes.
For the rest of Friday 23 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke Peninsula
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.For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Fire Weather Warning NW Pastoral, NE Pastoral, W Cst, E Eyre, L Eyre, Flinders, Mid N, Mt Lofty R, Yorke Pen, KI, Riverland, Murraylands
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Fire Weather Warning for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke Peninsula
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Temperature for next 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 41 1 Sunday Sunday 28 2 Monday Monday 42 3 Tuesday Tuesday 37 4 Wednesday Wednesday 25 5 Thursday Thursday 29 6 Friday Friday 33 7 Friday Friday 33 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 0 1 Sunday Sunday 0 2 Monday Monday 0 3 Tuesday Tuesday 0 4 Wednesday Wednesday 0 5 Thursday Thursday 0 6 Friday Friday 0 7 Friday Friday 0
