Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM CDT on Wednesday 12 March 2025
Valid for Wednesday 12 March 2025 to Saturday 15 March 2025
Warning for the following areas:
West Coast and North West Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lower South East
Safety Advice::
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.
Maximum temperatures increasing from the high thirties to the low to mid forties over the coming days, with overnight minimum temperatures around the mid to high twenties.
Heatwave conditions are expected to increase in intensity and peak across western areas towards the end of the week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Lower South East district. Locations likely to be impacted include Oak Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 13 March 2025
Forecast
Murdinga (33.7263°S, 135.7089°E, 60m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm W of Nullarbor in the late afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 37.
Forecast for Murdinga (33.7263°S, 135.7089°E, 60m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 15° 16° 15° 21° 19° 13° 13° Maximum 32° 32° 40° 40° 25° 21° 25° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 80% 60% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High 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 14
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)22
(km/h)33
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE ESE ESE E ENE NNE WNW SW SW S SSE SE SE Relative humidity 79% 42% 79% 32% 60% 20% 33% 24% 84% 56% 57% 44% 68% 46% Dew point 16°C 18°C 16°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 20°C 15°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Murdinga (33.7263°S, 135.7089°E, 60m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:58am CDT 7:23am CDT 7:50pm CDT 8:15pm CDT 6:57pm CDT 5:06am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 14 Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
