Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

Fire Weather Warning

for West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East fire weather districts

Issued at 04:48 AM CDT on Saturday 16 November 2024

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions coupled with strong and gusty northwesterly winds will drive Extreme to Catastrophic fire dangers over broad parts of South Australia during Saturday. Thunderstorms with possible dry lightning and gusty winds are possible with the change, mainly in the west.

For the rest of Saturday 16 November:
Catastrophic Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.