Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges fire weather districts
Issued at 04:20 PM CDT on Sunday 28 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry Monday with moderate east to northeast winds shifting milder, fresh and gusty southerly over the south and west. Fire danger is expected to reach extreme as a result over the Eastern Eyre Peninsula and the Mount Lofty Ranges on Monday.
For Monday 29 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula and 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.
The next warning will be issued by 7:00 am CDT Monday.
Forecast
Lower Mitcham (34.9794°S, 138.6064°E, 104m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Lower Mitcham (34.9794°S, 138.6064°E, 104m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 22° 18° 13° 13° 16° 18° 17° Maximum 38° 26° 25° 30° 33° 31° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 40% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating 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)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)31
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction NE W S S SSE S ESE S E WSW SE SW SSE SW Relative humidity 15% 14% 63% 52% 51% 34% 45% 26% 35% 25% 49% 41% 55% 44% Dew point 2°C 7°C 14°C 15°C 7°C 8°C 6°C 8°C 8°C 11°C 13°C 16°C 12°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lower Mitcham (34.9794°S, 138.6064°E, 104m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:33am CDT 6:03am CDT 8:32pm CDT 9:01pm CDT 2:52pm CDT 1:18am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
