Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Tuesday 09 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 09 December 2025 to Friday 12 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral
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 ranging from the high thirties to the low to mid-forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens increasing to the mid-twenties by mid-week.
Severe heatwave conditions will extend over northern parts of the state by mid-week before easing towards the end of this week. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands and Oodnadatta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Wednesday 10 December 2025
Forecast
Durham Downs (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm E of Leigh Creek in the afternoon and evening. The chance of raised dust in the late afternoon and evening. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE 25 to 35 km/h in the early morning then tending SE/SW in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 21 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 44.
Forecast for Durham Downs (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 23° 25° 26° 25° 19° 17° 18° Maximum 40° 39° 41° 34° 35° 33° 34° Chance of rain 5% 5% 40% 10% 5% 5% 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 32
(km/h)10
(km/h)36
(km/h)15
(km/h)26
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)32
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction E SE ESE SSE ENE N S SW SSW SW SSE S SE SE Relative humidity 16% 9% 19% 12% 23% 13% 34% 23% 32% 12% 40% 17% 25% 11% Dew point 3°C 1°C 5°C 5°C 9°C 7°C 12°C 11°C 7°C 2°C 8°C 5°C 3°C -1°C -
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 Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:39am CDT 6:07am CDT 8:11pm CDT 8:39pm CDT 12:16am CDT 11:22am CDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
