Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:39 AM CDT on Thursday 26 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast due to hot and dry north to northwesterly winds extending over South Australia ahead of a west to southwesterly change. The wind change will move eastwards across central and eastern areas today.
For the rest of Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
Cancellation for the following areas:
West Coast,Mount Lofty Ranges
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: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W 35 to 55 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon then decreasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Forecast for Forreston (34.798°S, 138.899°E, 356m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 24° 11° 11° 9° 11° 13° 12° Maximum 29° 20° 21° 24° 29° 32° 27° Chance of rain 40% 50% 60% 5% 5% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High Moderate - - - 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 31
(km/h)36
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)25
(km/h)28
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W WSW WSW WNW W WSW WSW NE W SE WSW S SSW Relative humidity 23% 61% 66% 36% 78% 56% 68% 39% 53% 26% 56% 23% 58% 30% Dew point 6°C 15°C 7°C 5°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 8°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:31am CDT 6:01am CDT 8:29pm CDT 8:59pm CDT 2:15am CDT 4:14pm CDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
