Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for West Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges and Murraylands fire weather districts
Issued at 04:35 AM CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with fresh east to southeasterly winds.
For the rest of Wednesday 28 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges and Murraylands
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
Deep Creek (35.6197°S, 138.1974°E, 328m AMSL) Deep Creek,SA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Deep Creek 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds SE 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 34.
Forecast for Deep Creek (35.6197°S, 138.1974°E, 328m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 15° 15° 16° 15° 13° 11° 11° Maximum 23° 24° 30° 21° 19° 19° 25° Chance of rain 5% 20% 50% 40% 40% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 24
(km/h)32
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)31
(km/h)32
(km/h)36
(km/h)29
(km/h)30
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SE SSE SE SSE S S S S SE SSE E WSW Relative humidity 85% 64% 74% 54% 64% 48% 85% 74% 73% 61% 66% 55% 54% 40% Dew point 15°C 15°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 18°C 15°C 15°C 11°C 11°C 8°C 10°C 9°C 11°C First light 6:02am 6:03am 6:04am 6:06am 6:07am 6:08am 6:09am Sunrise 6:30am 6:31am 6:32am 6:34am 6:35am 6:36am 6:37am Sunset 8:29pm 8:28pm 8:27pm 8:27pm 8:26pm 8:25pm 8:24pm Last light 8:57pm 8:56pm 8:55pm 8:55pm 8:54pm 8:53pm 8:52pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Deep Creek (35.6197°S, 138.1974°E, 328m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:02am CDT 6:30am CDT 8:29pm CDT 8:57pm CDT 4:20pm CDT 1:05am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Deep Creek sun & moon times
WednesdayFirst light6:02am
CDTSunrise6:30am
CDTSunset8:29pm
CDTLast light8:57pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseWed
4:20pm
CDTMoon setWed
1:05am
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
Wed 4:35am UTC Fire weather warning SATue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026Tue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026Tue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026Tue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026Tue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026Tue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026Tue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026Tue 2:09pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kangaroo Island and Upper South East
Safety Advice:
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, extending over coastal parts on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 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 for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the late weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Kangaroo Island and Upper South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Fire Weather Warning for West Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges and Murraylands
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