Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for West Coast and Lower Eyre Peninsula fire weather districts
Issued at 04:55 PM CDT on Tuesday 02 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are leading to extreme fire dangers in the West Coast and Lower Eyre Peninsula fire districts for Wednesday. Afternoon coastal seabreezes then a fresh and gusty south to southeast change reaching the west late.
For Wednesday 03 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Coast and Lower Eyre Peninsula
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 Wednesday.
Forecast
Whyalla (33.0348°S, 137.5855°E, 18m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 35 km/h during the morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 30s.
Forecast for Whyalla (33.0348°S, 137.5855°E, 18m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 13° 20° 17° 16° 13° 14° 16° Maximum 33° 38° 28° 23° 23° 30° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 30% 20% 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 Extreme 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 20
(km/h)22
(km/h)32
(km/h)32
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)28
(km/h)37
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)7
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction N N N NNW SSW S SSW SSW SSE S SSW SE S S Relative humidity 41% 22% 20% 15% 62% 48% 65% 64% 50% 42% 49% 34% 47% 40% Dew point 8°C 8°C 2°C 7°C 14°C 16°C 13°C 15°C 6°C 8°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Whyalla (33.0348°S, 137.5855°E, 18m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:36am CDT 6:04am CDT 8:15pm CDT 8:44pm CDT 6:28pm CDT 4:03am CDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 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
