Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:22 PM CDT on Friday 12 December 2025
Valid for Friday 12 December 2025 to Friday 12 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
North East Pastoral
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Pastoral
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 in the low to mid-forties, easing to mid to high thirties during the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in mid to high twenties, easing to high teens to mid twenties during the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions over the northern parts are expected to ease during the weekend with a cooler southerly change from Friday night. Locations likely to be impacted include Marree and Oodnadatta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 13 December 2025
Forecast
Nackara (32.8006°S, 139.2499°E, 448m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds N/NW 20 to 30 km/h tending N/NE in the late afternoon then tending NE/SE 25 to 35 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Nackara (32.8006°S, 139.2499°E, 448m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 20° 18° 12° 9° 10° 13° 20° Maximum 38° 34° 31° 26° 30° 37° 39° Chance of rain 40% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 17
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)28
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NE N S SSW SSW SSW S S SSE SSE SSE E NNE NNE Relative humidity 23% 14% 47% 24% 45% 23% 50% 20% 39% 17% 24% 14% 30% 18% Dew point 6°C 7°C 11°C 10°C 6°C 7°C 4°C 1°C 3°C 1°C 2°C 5°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nackara (32.8006°S, 139.2499°E, 448m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:29am CDT 5:58am CDT 8:13pm CDT 8:41pm CDT 1:14am CDT 1:16pm CDT 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
