Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Forecast
Noarlunga Downs (35.1478°S, 138.5023°E, 36m AMSL) Noarlunga Downs,SA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Noarlunga Downs 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending E/SE in the early afternoon.
Forecast for Noarlunga Downs (35.1478°S, 138.5023°E, 36m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 21° 20° 15° 14° 13° 14° 14° Maximum 36° 33° 23° 24° 27° 25° 24° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating No Rating - - - 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 16
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SSE NW NNW W SW SW SSE S ESE SW SSE S SE S Relative humidity 39% 25% 54% 38% 52% 41% 55% 40% 49% 34% 61% 40% 57% 38% Dew point 11°C 13°C 17°C 17°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 9°C First light 5:41am 5:42am 5:43am 5:44am 5:45am 5:46am 5:47am Sunrise 6:11am 6:11am 6:12am 6:13am 6:14am 6:15am 6:16am Sunset 8:34pm 8:34pm 8:34pm 8:34pm 8:34pm 8:34pm 8:33pm Last light 9:04pm 9:04pm 9:03pm 9:03pm 9:03pm 9:03pm 9:02pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Noarlunga Downs (35.1478°S, 138.5023°E, 36m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:41am CDT 6:11am CDT 8:34pm CDT 9:04pm CDT 11:44pm CDT 11:06am CDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Noarlunga Downs sun & moon times
ThursdayFirst light5:41am
CDTSunrise6:11am
CDTSunset8:34pm
CDTLast light9:04pm
CDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseThu
11:44pm
CDTMoon setThu
11:06am
CDTLast quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
New moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
First quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
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South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 3:14pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 3:14pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 3:14pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 3:14pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 3:14pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 3:14pm UTC Severe weather advice SAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:14 PM CDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties, dropping to the low to mid teens from the south into the weekend.??
Severe heatwave conditions to peak over the coming days across the State, before easing following the passage of a cold front moving over the State on Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Coober Pedy, Maitland, Mount Barker, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 08 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Thursday Thursday 36 1 Friday Friday 33 2 Saturday Saturday 23 3 Sunday Sunday 24 4 Monday Monday 27 5 Tuesday Tuesday 25 6 Wednesday Wednesday 24 7 Wednesday Wednesday 24 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Thursday Thursday 0 1 Friday Friday 0 2 Saturday Saturday 0 3 Sunday Sunday 0 4 Monday Monday 0 5 Tuesday Tuesday 0 6 Wednesday Wednesday 0 7 Wednesday Wednesday 0
