Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:21 PM CDT on Thursday 20 November 2025
Valid for Thursday 20 November 2025 to Sunday 23 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
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 in the high thirties to mid forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to expand and intensify over northern parts of South Australia over the weekend before easing early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Oodnadatta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Friday 21 November 2025
Forecast
Leigh Creek (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers about the Gammon Ranges, becoming less likely this afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of raised dust N of Leigh Creek. Winds E/SE 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 41.
Forecast for Leigh Creek (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 18° 22° 23° 26° 23° 19° 14° Maximum 31° 37° 40° 43° 38° 30° 28° Chance of rain 30% 30% 10% 40% 30% 5% 20% 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 30
(km/h)16
(km/h)26
(km/h)32
(km/h)10
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)30
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)32
(km/h)34
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ENE ENE NE WSW WSW NE NW SSE W SW WSW SSW WSW Relative humidity 27% 22% 24% 18% 29% 14% 22% 15% 34% 21% 41% 22% 46% 25% Dew point 2°C 6°C 5°C 9°C 11°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 9°C 6°C 7°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leigh Creek (30.5945°S, 138.4059°E, 256m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:42am CDT 6:09am CDT 7:56pm CDT 8:22pm CDT 6:17am CDT 9:03pm CDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
