Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:08 PM CDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are leading to extreme fire dangers over central and eastern parts during Thursday. A gusty southwesterly change is expected in the afternoon and evening. There is also the risk of high-based thunderstorms with dry lightning over southeast parts of the state in the afternoon and evening.
For Thursday 04 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East
Cancellation for the following areas:
West Coast,Lower Eyre Peninsula
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
McLaren Flat (35.2066°S, 138.5892°E, 91m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds N 20 to 30 km/h tending NW 30 to 45 km/h in the early morning then shifting S/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 35.
Forecast for McLaren Flat (35.2066°S, 138.5892°E, 91m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 20° 14° 15° 11° 12° 15° 13° Maximum 30° 25° 21° 20° 24° 26° 27° Chance of rain 20% 50% 30% 5% 5% 20% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 16
(km/h)11
(km/h)1
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)4
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction N WNW ENE W WSW WSW SSW W NNW W SSW SW SE SSE Relative humidity 35% 32% 60% 44% 76% 64% 53% 47% 60% 45% 62% 51% 57% 38% Dew point 9°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 14°C 14°C 6°C 8°C 11°C 12°C 13°C 15°C 10°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for McLaren Flat (35.2066°S, 138.5892°E, 91m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:25am CDT 5:55am CDT 8:18pm CDT 8:47pm CDT 7:47pm CDT 4:37am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 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
