Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for North East Pastoral fire weather district
Issued at 04:02 PM CDT on Friday 05 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds with a strong and gusty southerly change later in the day are leading to extreme fire dangers over the North East Pastoral district on Saturday. There is also the risk of high-based isolated thunderstorms with dry lightning over north and east parts of the state in the afternoon and evening.
For Saturday 06 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
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
Copley (30.5524°S, 138.4239°E, 231m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers S of Yunta in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of raised dust N of Leigh Creek. The chance of a thunderstorm E of Leigh Creek in the afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 35 to 50 km/h tending NW in the middle of the day then shifting S/SW 35 to 55 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 47.
Forecast for Copley (30.5524°S, 138.4239°E, 231m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 25° 15° 15° 19° 23° 24° 25° Maximum 36° 31° 34° 38° 40° 38° 39° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High 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 13
(km/h)34
(km/h)27
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)9
(km/h)29
(km/h)13
(km/h)40
(km/h)14
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SE SW SE SSW E W ESE N ESE SSE ESE SSE E WSW Relative humidity 17% 23% 38% 12% 16% 9% 14% 8% 17% 9% 23% 14% 24% 13% Dew point 4°C 11°C 4°C -2°C -3°C -3°C -1°C -2°C 4°C 1°C 7°C 6°C 9°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Copley (30.5524°S, 138.4239°E, 231m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:39am CDT 6:06am CDT 8:08pm CDT 8:36pm CDT 9:54pm CDT 6:45am CDT
Waning gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 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