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
Oodnadatta (27.5465°S, 135.447°E, 119m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower S of Yunta, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 30 to 45 km/h tending S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon then tending E/SE in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 45.
Forecast for Oodnadatta (27.5465°S, 135.447°E, 119m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 28° 29° 25° 23° 21° 20° 21° Maximum 45° 46° 37° 37° 36° 36° 40° Chance of rain 5% 10% 20% 5% 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 28
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)33
(km/h)31
(km/h)30
(km/h)28
(km/h)33
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ENE NE WNW SSW SSW S SSW SSE SSE SE SE SE ESE Relative humidity 17% 9% 22% 10% 30% 20% 31% 14% 39% 18% 22% 12% 18% 9% Dew point 6°C 5°C 11°C 7°C 9°C 11°C 8°C 5°C 10°C 8°C 2°C 2°C 1°C 1°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Oodnadatta (27.5465°S, 135.447°E, 119m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:59am CDT 6:26am CDT 8:17pm CDT 8:43pm CDT 12:58am CDT 12:38pm 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
