Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East fire weather districts
Issued at 05:06 AM CDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are leading to extreme fire dangers over central and eastern parts during Thursday. A gusty southwesterly change is expected in the afternoon and evening. There is also the risk of high-based thunderstorms with dry lightning over southeast parts of the state in the afternoon and evening.
For the rest of Thursday 04 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East
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
Forreston (34.798°S, 138.899°E, 356m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Medium chance of showers about the S Fleurieu Peninsula, slight chance elsewhere. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending SE/SW in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31.
Forecast for Forreston (34.798°S, 138.899°E, 356m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 11° 13° 6° 9° 12° 12° 16° Maximum 28° 19° 20° 24° 27° 25° 28° Chance of rain 70% 40% 5% 5% 10% 40% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 9
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)29
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NNE W WSW WSW S W NW W E WSW SE SSE ESE SSE Relative humidity 49% 33% 80% 63% 62% 43% 51% 37% 59% 43% 61% 47% 48% 37% Dew point 9°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 3°C 7°C 6°C 8°C 10°C 13°C 8°C 12°C 6°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Forreston (34.798°S, 138.899°E, 356m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:25am CDT 5:54am CDT 8:16pm CDT 8:45pm CDT 8:59pm CDT 5:28am CDT
Full moon
Full moon Dec 05 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