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, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East and North East Pastoral forecast districts
Issued at 04:43 AM 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, 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 westerly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Mid North, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East forecast districts and parts of the West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders 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 am CST Thursday.
Forecast
Mount Lofty (34.9848°S, 138.7085°E, 627m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h turning NW 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 11 and 14.
Forecast for Mount Lofty (34.9848°S, 138.7085°E, 627m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 6° 4° 4° 4° 5° 5° 5° Maximum 8° 6° 9° 8° 10° 11° 15° Chance of rain 90% 80% 60% 70% 50% 30% 60% Likely amount 10-20mm 5-10mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating - - - - - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Slight Slight Slight Slight Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 26
(km/h)27
(km/h)33
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(km/h)11
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(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW W WSW SW SW NNW WNW NNW WNW NNW WNW N NW Relative humidity 96% 95% 89% 90% 72% 77% 95% 92% 97% 81% 92% 77% 80% 60% Dew point 6°C 7°C 3°C 4°C 2°C 5°C 6°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 6°C 7°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:15am CST 6:41am CST 5:53pm CST 6:19pm CST 8:52am CST 10:45pm CST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
