Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:05 PM CDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Weather Situation
Extreme fire danger is expected across much of southern South Australia on Thursday. Hot and dry conditions are expected with freshening northeast to northwesterly winds shifting fresh west to southwesterly from the west and south, with fresh and gusty southwest to southerly behind the change during the afternoon and evening.
For Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
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 CDT Thursday.
Forecast
Summertown (34.9596°S, 138.7309°E, 506m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending NW/SW in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Summertown (34.9596°S, 138.7309°E, 506m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 18° 21° 10° 12° 8° 8° 8° Maximum 35° 27° 24° 19° 19° 19° 19° Chance of rain 10% 30% 80% 60% 10% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate 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)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW NNW W SSE WSW WNW W SW WSW SSW SW SW SW Relative humidity 33% 32% 45% 48% 73% 52% 86% 67% 74% 60% 79% 62% 77% 63% Dew point 11°C 17°C 13°C 15°C 10°C 14°C 11°C 12°C 8°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 8°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Summertown (34.9596°S, 138.7309°E, 506m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:27am CDT 5:56am CDT 8:27pm CDT 8:56pm CDT 4:02am CDT 7:08pm CDT 
Waning crescent
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
