Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:39 AM CDT on Thursday 26 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast due to hot and dry north to northwesterly winds extending over South Australia ahead of a west to southwesterly change. The wind change will move eastwards across central and eastern areas today.
For the rest of Thursday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
Cancellation for the following areas:
West Coast,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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Mount Lofty (34.9848°S, 138.7085°E, 627m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 22.
Forecast for Mount Lofty (34.9848°S, 138.7085°E, 627m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 10° 11° 9° 10° 12° 11° 10° Maximum 17° 18° 20° 26° 27° 22° 21° Chance of rain 60% 70% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW WNW W WSW W NE W SE WSW SSE S SSE SSE Relative humidity 68% 52% 85% 63% 72% 53% 62% 40% 69% 42% 67% 46% 71% 47% Dew point 6°C 7°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 12°C 14°C 9°C 10°C 8°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Lofty (34.9848°S, 138.7085°E, 627m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:32am CDT 6:01am CDT 8:31pm CDT 9:01pm CDT 2:45am CDT 5:16pm CDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
