Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Forecast
Malpas (34.7286°S, 140.6233°E, 60m AMSL) Malpas,SA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Malpas 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/NE in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 30s.
Forecast for Malpas (34.7286°S, 140.6233°E, 60m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 15° 18° 19° 21° 14° 11° 11° Maximum 39° 42° 42° 42° 27° 29° 30° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 40% 40% 20% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Extreme High Extreme - - - 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 11
(km/h)6
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction E NE NNE NNW NE NW NNW NW SSW SW SSE S SSE SSW Relative humidity 31% 13% 22% 9% 23% 10% 27% 14% 58% 33% 55% 24% 44% 21% Dew point 7°C 4°C 7°C 3°C 6°C 5°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 7°C 6°C 6°C 5°C First light 5:33am 5:34am 5:35am 5:36am 5:37am 5:38am 5:39am Sunrise 6:02am 6:03am 6:04am 6:05am 6:06am 6:07am 6:08am Sunset 8:24pm 8:24pm 8:24pm 8:24pm 8:24pm 8:24pm 8:24pm Last light 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:52pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Malpas (34.7286°S, 140.6233°E, 60m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:33am CDT 6:02am CDT 8:24pm CDT 8:53pm CDT 10:41pm CDT 8:46am CDT
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Malpas sun & moon times
TuesdayFirst light5:33am
CDTSunrise6:02am
CDTSunset8:24pm
CDTLast light8:53pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseTue
10:41pm
CDTMoon setTue
8:46am
CDTLast quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
New moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
First quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Mon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAMon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026Mon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026Mon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026Mon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026Mon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026Mon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026Mon 2:16pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Valid for Monday 05 January 2026 to Thursday 08 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is expected to build over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Severe heatwave conditions to extend eastwards over the coming days to peak mid to late this week, then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Tuesday Tuesday 39 1 Wednesday Wednesday 42 2 Thursday Thursday 42 3 Friday Friday 42 4 Saturday Saturday 27 5 Sunday Sunday 29 6 Monday Monday 30 7 Monday Monday 30 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Tuesday Tuesday 0 1 Wednesday Wednesday 0 2 Thursday Thursday 0 3 Friday Friday 0 4 Saturday Saturday 0 5 Sunday Sunday 0 6 Monday Monday 0 7 Monday Monday 0