Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Riverland and Murraylands fire weather districts
Issued at 05:29 AM CDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Weather Situation
On Friday, hot and dry conditions are expected with freshening northwesterly winds shifting fresh south to southwesterly during the afternoon and evening leading to Extreme fire danger through parts of eastern South Australia.
For the rest of Friday 19 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Riverland and Murraylands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula,Upper South East,Lower South East,Eastern Eyre Peninsula,Lower Eyre Peninsula,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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Loxton North (34.4183°S, 140.6266°E, 40m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Winds W/NW 20 to 30 km/h turning S/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 40s.
Forecast for Loxton North (34.4183°S, 140.6266°E, 40m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 24° 15° 18° 11° 11° 10° 11° Maximum 40° 34° 27° 26° 26° 28° 29° Chance of rain 70% 60% 40% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate 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 20
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)34
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W SSW WSW WNW WSW SSW SW SW SW SSW SW S S Relative humidity 29% 26% 56% 27% 60% 30% 58% 30% 61% 30% 55% 29% 50% 22% Dew point 15°C 15°C 11°C 11°C 15°C 9°C 8°C 7°C 11°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 6°C 4°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Loxton North (34.4183°S, 140.6266°E, 40m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:21am CDT 5:51am CDT 8:18pm CDT 8:48pm CDT 4:38am CDT 7:55pm CDT
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days