Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Wednesday 12 March 2025
Valid for Wednesday 12 March 2025 to Saturday 15 March 2025
Warning for the following areas:
West Coast and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lower South East
Safety Advice::
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.
Maximum temperatures increasing from the high thirties to the low to mid forties over the coming days, with overnight minimum temperatures around the mid to high twenties.
Heatwave conditions are expected to increase in intensity and peak across western areas towards the end of the week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Lower South East district. Locations likely to be impacted include Oak Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 13 March 2025
Forecast
Cootra (33.2094°S, 135.9555°E, 152m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/SE early in the morning then tending S/SE in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 38.
Forecast for Cootra (33.2094°S, 135.9555°E, 152m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 18° 21° 27° 21° 14° 14° 13° Maximum 37° 39° 39° 24° 21° 24° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 80% 30% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High High Extreme 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 12
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)28
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)8
(km/h)Wind direction ESE SE ENE NE NNE NNW SW SW S SSE SE SSE ESE S Relative humidity 77% 22% 42% 18% 31% 18% 80% 52% 57% 36% 61% 34% 66% 30% Dew point 17°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 11°C 18°C 14°C 7°C 6°C 9°C 7°C 11°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cootra (33.2094°S, 135.9555°E, 152m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:00am CDT 7:25am CDT 7:49pm CDT 8:14pm CDT 7:22pm CDT 6:09am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 14 Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
