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
Durham Downs (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) Durham Downs,SA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Durham Downs 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h tending E/SE 25 to 40 km/h in the early morning then tending NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 44.
Forecast for Durham Downs (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 21° 24° 29° 29° 29° 27° 29° Maximum 39° 44° 45° 45° 45° 45° 46° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 20% 20% 20% 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 19
(km/h)13
(km/h)28
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)32
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction E NNW NE N NE N NE NNE NNE N ENE NW ESE ESE Relative humidity 18% 12% 12% 9% 13% 9% 23% 11% 22% 12% 22% 13% 24% 12% Dew point 2°C 4°C 1°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 12°C 8°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 13°C 10°C First light 6:09am 6:10am 6:11am 6:12am 6:13am 6:14am 6:14am Sunrise 6:35am 6:36am 6:37am 6:38am 6:39am 6:40am 6:41am Sunset 8:21pm 8:20pm 8:20pm 8:19pm 8:19pm 8:18pm 8:18pm Last light 8:47pm 8:47pm 8:46pm 8:46pm 8:45pm 8:45pm 8:44pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Durham Downs (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:09am CDT 6:35am CDT 8:21pm CDT 8:47pm CDT 10:34am CDT 10:56pm CDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Durham Downs sun & moon times
FridayFirst light6:09am
CDTSunrise6:35am
CDTSunset8:21pm
CDTLast light8:47pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
10:34am
CDTMoon setFri
10:56pm
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 39 1 Saturday Saturday 44 2 Sunday Sunday 45 3 Monday Monday 45 4 Tuesday Tuesday 45 5 Wednesday Wednesday 45 6 Thursday Thursday 46 7 Thursday Thursday 46 -
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
