Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Marine Wind Warning Summary for South Australia
Issued at 09:30 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
for the period until midnight CDT Friday 30 January 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 29 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Upper West Coast, Lower West Coast, Spencer Gulf and Investigator Strait
Cancellation for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan Waters, South Central Coast, Gulf St Vincent, Upper South East Coast and Lower South East Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 30 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Upper West Coast, Lower West Coast, Central Coast, South Central Coast, Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent and Investigator Strait
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:40 am CDT Friday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Dawson (32.8044°S, 138.9757°E, 411m AMSL) Dawson,SA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Dawson 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds NE/SE 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending E/NE in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 23 to 30 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 40s.
Forecast for Dawson (32.8044°S, 138.9757°E, 411m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 13° 10° 12° 14° 14° Maximum 45° 39° 28° 27° 34° 35° 33° Chance of rain 30% 60% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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 18
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction E NNE ENE WSW S S ESE SE ESE SW ESE SW SE SSE Relative humidity 26% 10% 30% 23% 61% 26% 53% 18% 27% 10% 30% 13% 52% 19% Dew point 7°C 6°C 12°C 14°C 8°C 6°C 4°C 0°C 0°C -2°C 4°C 2°C 9°C 6°C First light 6:09am 6:10am 6:11am 6:12am 6:13am 6:14am 6:15am Sunrise 6:36am 6:37am 6:38am 6:39am 6:40am 6:41am 6:41am Sunset 8:21pm 8:20pm 8:19pm 8:18pm 8:18pm 8:17pm 8:16pm Last light 8:47pm 8:47pm 8:46pm 8:45pm 8:44pm 8:44pm 8:43pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dawson (32.8044°S, 138.9757°E, 411m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:09am CDT 6:36am CDT 8:21pm CDT 8:47pm CDT 6:24pm CDT 3:01am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Dawson sun & moon times
FridayFirst light6:09am
CDTSunrise6:36am
CDTSunset8:21pm
CDTLast light8:47pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
6:24pm
CDTMoon setFri
3:01am
CDTFull moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
First quarterFirst quarter Tue
Feb 24
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Thu 9:30pm UTC Coastal wind warning SAThu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026Thu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026Thu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026Thu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026Thu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026Thu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026Thu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026Thu 1:50pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:50 PM CDT on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Adelaide Metropolitan
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 broadly in the high thirties to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties otherwise.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist over the next few days before easing by Sunday as a milder southwesterly flow extends across the state.
Although the warning for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula has been cancelled, hot conditions are expected until a cool change moves through Friday in the late afternoon and evening. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 30 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Strong Wind Warning Spencer, Invest St & Upper West & L West Csts. Cancelled St Vincent, Adelaide Waters & S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts
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Temperature for next 7 days
0 Friday Friday 45 1 Saturday Saturday 39 2 Sunday Sunday 28 3 Monday Monday 27 4 Tuesday Tuesday 34 5 Wednesday Wednesday 35 6 Thursday Thursday 33 7 Thursday Thursday 33 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Friday Friday 0 1 Saturday Saturday 0 2 Sunday Sunday 0 3 Monday Monday 0 4 Tuesday Tuesday 0 5 Wednesday Wednesday 0 6 Thursday Thursday 0 7 Thursday Thursday 0
