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
Wool Bay (34.993°S, 137.7575°E, 22m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 42.
Forecast for Wool Bay (34.993°S, 137.7575°E, 22m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 18° 16° 13° 15° 13° 13° 13° Maximum 36° 25° 23° 24° 23° 23° 23° Chance of rain 10% 10% 60% 40% 20% 30% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 15
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)34
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW SSW SW S S WNW WSW SW SSW SW SSW SW SSW Relative humidity 44% 26% 72% 60% 67% 52% 68% 48% 60% 46% 65% 50% 64% 54% Dew point 14°C 12°C 16°C 16°C 12°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Wool Bay (34.993°S, 137.7575°E, 22m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:30am CDT 6:00am CDT 8:31pm CDT 9:01pm CDT 4:06am CDT 7:13pm 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
