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
Cradock (32.0716°S, 138.4949°E, 405m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the coast in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds N/NE 20 to 30 km/h shifting SW 35 to 50 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 21 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Cradock (32.0716°S, 138.4949°E, 405m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 24° 12° 11° 14° 18° 20° 18° Maximum 36° 24° 26° 30° 34° 37° 34° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 21
(km/h)30
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)8
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction N WNW SW WSW SSW WSW SE WSW ENE W ESE SW SE WSW Relative humidity 12% 15% 54% 25% 51% 24% 48% 21% 32% 15% 23% 12% 27% 14% Dew point -1°C 5°C 6°C 3°C 6°C 4°C 8°C 5°C 7°C 4°C 4°C 3°C 6°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cradock (32.0716°S, 138.4949°E, 405m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:42am CDT 6:10am CDT 8:24pm CDT 8:52pm CDT 2:22am CDT 4:10pm CDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
