Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
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: Sunny. Winds E/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NE in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Dawson (32.8044°S, 138.9757°E, 411m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 13° 20° 23° 21° 25° 21° 19° Maximum 35° 42° 43° 45° 43° 38° 39° Chance of rain 5% 20% 10% 20% 5% 20% 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 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 16
(km/h)11
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NNW NNE NNW NNE WNW ENE NNW N NW SE S ESE ESE Relative humidity 25% 13% 17% 10% 17% 11% 24% 11% 19% 14% 37% 24% 39% 18% Dew point 0°C 2°C 1°C 4°C 4°C 7°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 14°C 11°C 10°C First light 6:01am 6:02am 6:03am 6:05am 6:06am 6:07am 6:08am Sunrise 6:29am 6:30am 6:31am 6:32am 6:33am 6:34am 6:35am Sunset 8:24pm 8:24pm 8:23pm 8:23pm 8:22pm 8:22pm 8:21pm Last light 8:52pm 8:51pm 8:51pm 8:50pm 8:50pm 8:49pm 8:48pm -
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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:01am CDT 6:29am CDT 8:24pm CDT 8:52pm CDT 10:32am CDT 10:54pm CDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Dawson sun & moon times
FridayFirst light6:01am
CDTSunrise6:29am
CDTSunset8:24pm
CDTLast light8:52pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
10:32am
CDTMoon setFri
10:54pm
CDTFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
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South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026Thu 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026Thu 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026Thu 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026Thu 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026Thu 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026Thu 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and North East Pastoral
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.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders Ranges where maximum temperatures peak in the mid thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and are expected to intensify and extend across much of South Australia later in the week, continuing over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands, Clare, Hawker, Jamestown, Oodnadatta, Oak Valley, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs and Wudinna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 23 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Friday Friday 35 1 Saturday Saturday 42 2 Sunday Sunday 43 3 Monday Monday 45 4 Tuesday Tuesday 43 5 Wednesday Wednesday 38 6 Thursday Thursday 39 7 Thursday Thursday 39 -
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