Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:39 AM CDT on Thursday 26 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 will move eastwards across central and eastern areas today.
For the rest of Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
Cancellation for the following areas:
West Coast,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
Comaum (37.2315°S, 140.9341°E, 91m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible near the E border from late this morning. Winds N 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then turning W 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Comaum (37.2315°S, 140.9341°E, 91m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 18° 11° 10° 9° 9° 12° 9° Maximum 32° 21° 23° 26° 31° 29° 26° Chance of rain 80% 80% 90% 20% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 27
(km/h)30
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
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(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
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(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW WSW WSW NW W WNW W NNE W S SW SSW SW Relative humidity 24% 61% 57% 42% 81% 48% 69% 47% 68% 37% 71% 34% 64% 44% Dew point 6°C 16°C 7°C 7°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 12°C 11°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Comaum (37.2315°S, 140.9341°E, 91m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:15am CDT 5:46am CDT 8:29pm CDT 9:00pm CDT 2:03am CDT 4:11pm CDT Waning crescent New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
- Fire Weather Warning for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East & Lower South East & North East Pastoral districts
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East & Lower South East & North East Pastoral districts
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days