Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke Peninsula fire weather districts
Issued at 04:28 PM CDT on Thursday 22 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with moderate northeast to northwest winds and afternoon coastal sea breezes.
For Friday 23 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke 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 Friday.
Forecast
Mount Compass (35.3511°S, 138.6217°E, 228m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/NE 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Mount Compass (35.3511°S, 138.6217°E, 228m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 12° 21° 16° 16° 25° 18° 17° Maximum 35° 43° 28° 42° 40° 25° 29° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 20% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme 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 18
(km/h)10
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction NE NNW N NNW S S E SSW NNW SSW S S SE S Relative humidity 38% 15% 18% 13% 75% 44% 36% 18% 23% 32% 75% 55% 63% 43% Dew point 7°C 5°C 6°C 9°C 16°C 15°C 14°C 14°C 13°C 17°C 16°C 15°C 15°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Compass (35.3511°S, 138.6217°E, 228m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:55am CDT 6:24am CDT 8:29pm CDT 8:58pm CDT 10:32am CDT 10:54pm CDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
