Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026
Forecast
Mount Wedge (33.4678°S, 135.159°E, 56m AMSL) Mount Wedge,SA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Mount Wedge 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/SE in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 41.
Forecast for Mount Wedge (33.4678°S, 135.159°E, 56m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 16° 20° 21° 18° 19° 19° 17° Maximum 29° 43° 29° 31° 33° 28° 25° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 30% 20% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 31
(km/h)31
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)25
(km/h)28
(km/h)37
(km/h)43
(km/h)38
(km/h)38
(km/h)27
(km/h)29
(km/h)34
(km/h)35
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE E SE SSW SSW SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S Relative humidity 85% 84% 73% 69% 81% 88% 89% 87% 84% 84% 87% 88% 84% 81% Dew point 15°C 20°C 23°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 18°C 16°C 22°C 24°C 18°C 25°C 18°C 15°C First light 6:17am 6:18am 6:20am 6:21am 6:22am 6:23am 6:24am Sunrise 6:45am 6:46am 6:47am 6:48am 6:49am 6:50am 6:51am Sunset 8:40pm 8:40pm 8:39pm 8:38pm 8:38pm 8:37pm 8:36pm Last light 9:08pm 9:07pm 9:06pm 9:06pm 9:05pm 9:04pm 9:04pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Wedge (33.4678°S, 135.159°E, 56m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:17am CDT 6:45am CDT 8:40pm CDT 9:08pm CDT 12:56pm CDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Mount Wedge sun & moon times
SundayFirst light6:17am
CDTSunrise6:45am
CDTSunset8:40pm
CDTLast light9:08pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSun
12:56pm
CDTMoon setFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
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South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Tuesday 27 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Flinders
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Kingscote, Maitland, Mount Barker, Narracoorte, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 25 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Sunday Sunday 29 1 Monday Monday 43 2 Tuesday Tuesday 29 3 Wednesday Wednesday 31 4 Thursday Thursday 33 5 Friday Friday 28 6 Saturday Saturday 25 7 Saturday Saturday 25 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Sunday Sunday 0 1 Monday Monday 0 2 Tuesday Tuesday 0 3 Wednesday Wednesday 0 4 Thursday Thursday 0 5 Friday Friday 0 6 Saturday Saturday 0 7 Saturday Saturday 0
