Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Flood Watch For Parts Of South Australia
Issued at 12:31 PM ACDT on Thursday 26 February 2026
Flood Watch Number: 8
FLOODING CONTINUING IN PARTS OF NORTH-EASTERN AND CENTRAL CATCHMENTS
FURTHER FLOODING EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS OVER THE MID NORTH, NORTH WEST PASTORAL AND SOUTH EAST DISTRICTS AND MOUNT LOFTY RANGES
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Limestone and Millicent Coast Rivers and Creeks
River Murray in SA
Angas and Bremer Rivers
Danggali Rivers and Creeks
Fleurieu Peninsula
Onkaparinga River
Torrens and metropolitan rivers and creeks
Gawler River
Light and Wakefield Rivers
Broughton River
Yorke Peninsula
Flinders Ranges Rivers and Creeks
North West Lake Torrens
Eastern Eyre Peninsula
Lower Eyre Peninsula
Kangaroo Island
Warburton River
Cooper Creek
Lake Eyre
Lake Frome
Finke River and Stephenson Creek
Simpson Desert
Lake Gairdner
West Coast Rivers and Creeks
Eastern Great Victoria Desert
Flood Watches are current for parts of the Eastern, Central and Western inland areas of the Northern Territory and far north west of New South Wales. A Severe Weather Warning is current for heavy to locally intense rainfall in parts of the North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts.
For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/australia/flood
Flood Safety Advice:
Don't drive, walk, swim or play in floodwater because it is dangerous.
Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
Obey road closure signs. Plan ahead so you don't drive on flooded roads.
Check the ABC and local media for updates. The situation can change quickly, so stay informed.
For local emergency management warnings and advice visit www.ses.sa.gov.au/incidents-and-warnings/incidents-and-warnings-map/.}
For emergency assistance call SES on telephone number 132 500. In life-threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately.
Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 PM ACDT on Friday 27 February 2026.
Forecast
Gawler East (34.6028°S, 138.7634°E, 76m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Forecast for Gawler East (34.6028°S, 138.7634°E, 76m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 20° 21° 21° 20° 16° 16° 14° Maximum 33° 27° 27° 26° 27° 27° 30° Chance of rain 70% 80% 80% 60% 30% 5% 5% Likely amount 5-10mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 12
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
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(km/h)Wind direction E NE ENE ENE ENE NE SSW SW S SSW SSW WSW SE SSW Relative humidity 52% 39% 78% 70% 82% 77% 86% 71% 77% 57% 74% 52% 64% 41% Dew point 15°C 18°C 19°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 19°C 20°C 16°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 13°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gawler East (34.6028°S, 138.7634°E, 76m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:35am CDT 7:00am CDT 7:56pm CDT 8:21pm CDT 5:16pm CDT 1:51am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 -
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