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
Tarcoola (30.7086°S, 134.5664°E, 123m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm N of Coober Pedy. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds in the far W. Winds NE/SE 25 to 35 km/h tending NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Tarcoola (30.7086°S, 134.5664°E, 123m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 25° 18° 12° 13° 15° Maximum 41° 42° 43° 35° 34° 33° 35° Chance of rain 5% 20% 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 Moderate Moderate High 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 18
(km/h)10
(km/h)26
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)29
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SE E E NE ENE W SSW SSW S SSW SSE SSE ESE ESE Relative humidity 24% 9% 24% 11% 22% 11% 46% 18% 48% 15% 55% 19% 41% 13% Dew point 6°C 2°C 7°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 10°C 7°C 8°C 3°C 9°C 6°C 8°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Tarcoola (30.7086°S, 134.5664°E, 123m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:54am CDT 6:22am CDT 8:27pm CDT 8:54pm CDT 12:32am CDT 11:38am CDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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