Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Mid North fire weather district
Issued at 02:54 PM CST on Friday 18 April 2025
Weather Situation
On Saturday, extreme fire danger is possible over parts of the Mid North fire weather district due to expected warm and dry conditions, along with north to northwesterly winds becoming fresh and gusty during the morning and peaking in intensity mid afternoon. A milder, fresh west to southwesterly change is expected later afternoon or early evening with isolated showers and the slight chance of a thunderstorm.
For Saturday 19 April:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Mid North
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 CST Saturday.
Forecast
Saddleworth (34.0841°S, 138.782°E, 313m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 45 km/h before shifting W 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Saddleworth (34.0841°S, 138.782°E, 313m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 21° 13° 12° 10° 10° 14° 15° Maximum 26° 17° 17° 19° 23° 24° 17° Chance of rain 60% 60% 10% 5% 5% 50% 60% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index High Moderate Moderate High Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 24
(km/h)29
(km/h)28
(km/h)33
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NW NNW W WSW SW SW S S SSE SE NNE NNW WSW SW Relative humidity 30% 30% 69% 60% 68% 54% 72% 45% 74% 44% 58% 36% 68% 49% Dew point 6°C 7°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 7°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Saddleworth (34.0841°S, 138.782°E, 313m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:14am CST 6:39am CST 5:46pm CST 6:12pm CST 9:50pm CST 12:18pm CST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Apr 21 New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
