Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Flinders, Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East and North East Pastoral forecast districts
Issued at 04:30 PM CST on Thursday 28 August 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Flinders, Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East and North East Pastoral forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and strong northwest to southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Flinders, Mid North, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East forecast districts and parts of the West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Riverland and North East Pastoral forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm CST Thursday.
Forecast
Mount Barker (35.0641°S, 138.8582°E, 340m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds W 25 to 35 km/h turning NW in the evening.
Forecast for Mount Barker (35.0641°S, 138.8582°E, 340m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 7° 6° 4° 4° 6° 6° 6° Maximum 13° 10° 12° 13° 14° 15° 17° Chance of rain 90% 90% 30% 50% 40% 20% 40% Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating - - - - - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 27
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(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW W W SW SW NW WNW NW WNW NW WNW NNW NNW Relative humidity 88% 78% 86% 77% 67% 66% 86% 75% 87% 68% 84% 65% 73% 49% Dew point 8°C 9°C 3°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 6°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Barker (35.0641°S, 138.8582°E, 340m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:15am CST 6:40am CST 5:52pm CST 6:18pm CST 8:51am CST 10:45pm CST Waxing crescent
First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 -
Warnings
- Sheep Graziers Warning NE Pastoral, E Eyre, L Eyre, Flinders, Mid N, Yorke Pen, Mt Lofty R, KI, Riverland, Murraylands, USE, L SE & W Coast
- Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & L SE coasts
- Severe Weather Warning (Destructive Winds) Adel, Mt Lofty R, L Eyre, E Eyre, Yorke Pen, Flinders, Mid N, KI, Riverland, Murraylands, USE
- Severe Weather Warning (Destructive Winds) Adel, Mt Lofty R, L Eyre, E Eyre, Yorke Pen, Flinders, Mid N, KI, Riverland, Murraylands, USE
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days