Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:00 PM CDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Riverland, Mid North, Flinders, 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 broadly in the mid thirties to mid forties on Saturday, decreasing significantly on Sunday. Overnight minimum temperatures Saturday night grading from the high twenties over northern parts to the mid teens over southern parts, decreasing throughout for Sunday night.
Severe heatwave conditions will ease by Sunday as a milder southwest to southerly flow extends across the state. Locations likely to be impacted include Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Oodnadatta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 01 February 2026
Forecast
Gladstone (33.2705°S, 138.3568°E, 219m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the N, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and evening. Winds S 30 to 45 km/h.
Forecast for Gladstone (33.2705°S, 138.3568°E, 219m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 25° 16° 12° 13° 14° 14° 13° Maximum 35° 29° 31° 35° 35° 33° 33° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 5% 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 12
(km/h)34
(km/h)25
(km/h)31
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)4
(km/h)16
(km/h)6
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)23
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction S SW S SSW SE SSW ENE WSW SSE SW SSE SW S SW Relative humidity 41% 43% 60% 33% 44% 19% 26% 15% 28% 21% 48% 33% 44% 31% Dew point 16°C 19°C 11°C 11°C 5°C 5°C 2°C 4°C 3°C 10°C 9°C 15°C 10°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gladstone (33.2705°S, 138.3568°E, 219m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:12am CDT 6:39am CDT 8:23pm CDT 8:50pm CDT 7:22pm CDT 4:12am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Heatwave Warning South Australia
- Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Adelaide Metropolitan Waters & Upper West, Lower West and Upper South East coasts
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
