Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
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Flood Watch For Parts Of South Australia
Issued at 01:17 PM ACDT on Sunday 01 March 2026
Flood Watch Number: 10
FLOODING CONTINUING IN PARTS OF NORTH-EASTERN AND CENTRAL CATCHMENTS
WIDESPREAD RIVERINE FLOODING NO LONGER LIKELY ACROSS THE MID NORTH, MOUNT LOFTY RANGES, AND THE ADELAIDE METROPOLITAN AREA
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Limestone and Millicent Coast Rivers and Creeks
River Murray in SA
Angas and Bremer Rivers
Danggali Rivers and Creeks
Fleurieu Peninsula
Onkaparinga River
Torrens and metropolitan rivers and creeks
Gawler River
Light and Wakefield Rivers
Broughton River
Yorke Peninsula
Flinders Ranges Rivers and Creeks
North West Lake Torrens
Eastern Eyre Peninsula
Lower Eyre Peninsula
Kangaroo Island
Warburton River
Cooper Creek
Lake Eyre
Lake Frome
Finke River and Stephenson Creek
Simpson Desert
Lake Gairdner
West Coast Rivers and Creeks
Eastern Great Victoria Desert
A Severe Weather Warning for heavy, locally intense, rainfall remains current for parts of the Flood Watch area.
Although rainfall has now eased across the West Coast Rivers and Creeks, and Eastern Great Victoria Desert, some local impacts may continue for several days.
For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/australia/flood
Flood Safety Advice:
Don't drive, walk, swim or play in floodwater because it is dangerous.
Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
Obey road closure signs. Plan ahead so you don't drive on flooded roads.
Check the ABC and local media for updates. The situation can change quickly, so stay informed.
For local emergency management warnings and advice visit www.ses.sa.gov.au/incidents-and-warnings/incidents-and-warnings-map/.}
For emergency assistance call SES on telephone number 132 500. In life-threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately.
Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:00 PM ACDT on Monday 02 March 2026.
Forecast
Meningie (35.688°S, 139.3381°E, 7m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower early this morning. Winds S 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Meningie (35.688°S, 139.3381°E, 7m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 15° 12° 10° 11° 12° 11° 11° Maximum 22° 23° 23° 27° 26° 26° 27° Chance of rain 50% 5% 5% 20% 20% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 27
(km/h)28
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(km/h)Wind direction S SSW S SSW SSE SSW SE SW SSE SSW SSE SSW SE SSW Relative humidity 86% 72% 70% 59% 77% 59% 85% 55% 81% 59% 74% 53% 71% 57% Dew point 15°C 17°C 10°C 14°C 10°C 15°C 12°C 18°C 13°C 17°C 10°C 15°C 12°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Meningie (35.688°S, 139.3381°E, 7m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:33am CDT 6:59am CDT 7:50pm CDT 8:16pm CDT 7:12pm CDT 5:17am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 -
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