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 04:05 PM CDT on Wednesday 17 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 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.
The next warning will be issued by 7:00 am CDT Thursday.
Forecast
Cape Borda (35.7708°S, 136.7579°E, 200m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Winds NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending SE/SW in the evening then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Cape Borda (35.7708°S, 136.7579°E, 200m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 15° 19° 15° 11° 12° 11° 12° Maximum 28° 29° 22° 21° 20° 20° 20° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 80% 30% 30% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 21
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)25
(km/h)30
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)27
(km/h)35
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NE ENE NW SW SW S SW WSW WSW WSW WSW SSW SW Relative humidity 63% 48% 52% 47% 86% 72% 70% 59% 75% 62% 67% 60% 70% 55% Dew point 14°C 16°C 15°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 10°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cape Borda (35.7708°S, 136.7579°E, 200m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:32am CDT 6:02am CDT 8:37pm CDT 9:07pm CDT 3:34am CDT 6:20pm CDT
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days