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
Moonta Bay (34.0552°S, 137.5636°E, 1m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h shifting S/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending S/SE in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Moonta Bay (34.0552°S, 137.5636°E, 1m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 20° 15° 13° 12° 12° 14° 14° Maximum 37° 27° 28° 31° 32° 32° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 40% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 21
(km/h)18
(km/h)32
(km/h)37
(km/h)29
(km/h)32
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction NE NW SSW S SSE S SE S ESE WSW S W S WSW Relative humidity 14% 11% 60% 45% 50% 31% 37% 23% 34% 26% 52% 40% 62% 40% Dew point 1°C 2°C 14°C 14°C 9°C 9°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 9°C 14°C 16°C 15°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Moonta Bay (34.0552°S, 137.5636°E, 1m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:40am CDT 6:09am CDT 8:33pm CDT 9:02pm CDT 2:55pm CDT 1:23am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
