Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:05 PM CDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Weather Situation
Extreme fire danger is expected across much of southern South Australia on Thursday. Hot and dry conditions are expected with freshening northeast to northwesterly winds shifting fresh west to southwesterly from the west and south, with fresh and gusty southwest to southerly behind the change during the afternoon and evening.
For Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
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.
The next warning will be issued by 7:00 am CDT Thursday.
Forecast
New Residence (34.375°S, 140.3993°E, 43m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming NW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 40s.
Forecast for New Residence (34.375°S, 140.3993°E, 43m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 16° 22° 14° 17° 11° 11° 11° Maximum 42° 40° 35° 29° 28° 28° 29° Chance of rain 20% 70% 60% 50% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 15
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)28
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction N NW NNW WNW SSW WSW W W SSW SW SSW SW SSW SW Relative humidity 23% 13% 29% 25% 58% 26% 55% 34% 54% 30% 57% 31% 57% 29% Dew point 7°C 8°C 13°C 16°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for New Residence (34.375°S, 140.3993°E, 43m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:21am CDT 5:50am CDT 8:18pm CDT 8:47pm CDT 3:56am CDT 6:58pm CDT 
Waning crescent
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
