Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges fire weather districts
Issued at 05:00 AM CDT on Monday 29 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and very dry Monday with moderate east to northeast winds shifting milder, fresh and gusty southerly over the south and west. Fire danger is expected to reach extreme as a result over the Eastern Eyre Peninsula and the Mount Lofty Ranges on Monday.
For the rest of Monday 29 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges
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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Strathalbyn (35.2593°S, 138.8906°E, 69m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon then tending SE/SW in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Strathalbyn (35.2593°S, 138.8906°E, 69m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 17° 16° 12° 10° 12° 14° 15° Maximum 39° 21° 21° 25° 33° 27° 26° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 5% 10% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 16
(km/h)16
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)25
(km/h)30
(km/h)15
(km/h)23
(km/h)8
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WSW SSW SSW SSE SSW SE S E S SW SSW S S Relative humidity 17% 13% 75% 64% 56% 45% 58% 39% 52% 27% 60% 48% 65% 53% Dew point 4°C 6°C 14°C 14°C 7°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 12°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Strathalbyn (35.2593°S, 138.8906°E, 69m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:31am CDT 6:01am CDT 8:32pm CDT 9:02pm CDT 2:52pm CDT 1:17am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
