Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:05 PM CDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Weather Situation
Extreme fire danger is expected across much of southern South Australia on Thursday. Hot and dry conditions are expected with freshening northeast to northwesterly winds shifting fresh west to southwesterly from the west and south, with fresh and gusty southwest to southerly behind the change during the afternoon and evening.
For Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower 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.
The next warning will be issued by 7:00 am CDT Thursday.
Forecast
Kingscote (35.6568°S, 137.6381°E, 3m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/SW in the middle of the day then tending S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Kingscote (35.6568°S, 137.6381°E, 3m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 15° 11° 11° 10° 10° 9° Maximum 39° 28° 25° 22° 23° 22° 23° Chance of rain 5% 10% 50% 30% 5% 20% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 17
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)34
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(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
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(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NW SW SW SSW SE W WSW SW SW SW S SW SSW Relative humidity 36% 15% 70% 46% 63% 44% 69% 44% 60% 44% 65% 43% 66% 44% Dew point 12°C 8°C 16°C 15°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Kingscote (35.6568°S, 137.6381°E, 3m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:29am CDT 5:59am CDT 8:34pm CDT 9:04pm CDT 4:05am CDT 7:15pm CDT 
Waning crescent
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
