Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:13 PM CDT on Wednesday 10 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 10 December 2025 to Friday 12 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
North West Pastoral and North East 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. Overnight minimum temperatures in mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave continuing over northern parts, expected to ease and contract to the far northwest over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include APY Lands and Oodnadatta.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Thursday 11 December 2025
Forecast
Olary (32.2787°S, 140.3301°E, 281m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm E of Leigh Creek. The chance of raised dust N of Leigh Creek in the late afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 25 to 35 km/h tending SE/SW in the early afternoon then tending SE in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 44.
Forecast for Olary (32.2787°S, 140.3301°E, 281m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 18° 17° 19° 19° 11° 11° 9° Maximum 32° 34° 38° 33° 32° 26° 30° Chance of rain 5% 20% 50% 20% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE NE NW S SSW S SSW S S SSE SSE Relative humidity 37% 21% 38% 20% 25% 13% 42% 23% 40% 16% 53% 22% 41% 16% Dew point 7°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 5°C 8°C 9°C 4°C 2°C 6°C 2°C 3°C 1°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Olary (32.2787°S, 140.3301°E, 281m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:29am CDT 5:57am CDT 8:11pm CDT 8:40pm CDT 12:15am CDT 11:14am CDT 
Waning gibbous
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
