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
Murray Bridge (35.1201°S, 139.2738°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible in the afternoon and evening. Winds N 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then turning W 35 to 50 km/h in the late morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 39.
Forecast for Murray Bridge (35.1201°S, 139.2738°E, 13m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 23° 14° 13° 13° 13° 16° 14° Maximum 35° 24° 27° 29° 37° 32° 27° Chance of rain 40% 10% 50% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High Moderate - - - 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 29
(km/h)34
(km/h)27
(km/h)29
(km/h)24
(km/h)29
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)33
(km/h)Wind direction N W WSW SW WNW WSW W SW NNE WSW S SSW SSW SSW Relative humidity 16% 48% 51% 35% 56% 41% 58% 38% 57% 22% 56% 32% 59% 40% Dew point 6°C 18°C 9°C 8°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Murray Bridge (35.1201°S, 139.2738°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:28am CDT 5:58am CDT 8:29pm CDT 8:59pm CDT 2:13am CDT 4:13pm CDT Waning crescent New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
- Fire Weather Warning for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East & Lower South East & North East Pastoral districts
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East & Lower South East & North East Pastoral districts
- Strong Wind Warning for Far West Coast
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days