Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:00 PM CDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Riverland, Mid North, Flinders, 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 broadly in the mid thirties to mid forties on Saturday, decreasing significantly on Sunday. Overnight minimum temperatures Saturday night grading from the high twenties over northern parts to the mid teens over southern parts, decreasing throughout for Sunday night.
Severe heatwave conditions will ease by Sunday as a milder southwest to southerly flow extends across the state. Locations likely to be impacted include Hawker, Jamestown, Leigh Creek, Moomba, Marree, Oodnadatta, Renmark and Roxby Downs.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Sunday 01 February 2026
Forecast
Tarnma (34.1518°S, 138.9555°E, 429m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the E in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds S 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the middle of the day then turning SE 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Tarnma (34.1518°S, 138.9555°E, 429m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 15° 10° 13° 16° 14° 14° 15° Maximum 24° 25° 32° 32° 30° 32° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 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 22
(km/h)28
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)4
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW ESE ESE ENE WNW N WSW SSE S SE SE SE SSW Relative humidity 62% 30% 50% 16% 30% 9% 25% 11% 70% 27% 55% 19% 43% 20% Dew point 10°C 5°C 2°C -3°C 2°C -5°C 1°C -1°C 12°C 9°C 9°C 6°C 8°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Tarnma (34.1518°S, 138.9555°E, 429m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:07am CDT 6:34am CDT 8:20pm CDT 8:47pm CDT 8:05pm CDT 5:17am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
