Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:08 PM CDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are leading to extreme fire dangers over central and eastern parts during Thursday. A gusty southwesterly change is expected in the afternoon and evening. There is also the risk of high-based thunderstorms with dry lightning over southeast parts of the state in the afternoon and evening.
For Thursday 04 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East
Cancellation for the following areas:
West Coast,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 Thursday.
Forecast
Whyalla (33.0348°S, 137.5855°E, 18m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds N 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h before dawn then increasing to 45 km/h before shifting S 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Whyalla (33.0348°S, 137.5855°E, 18m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 20° 16° 17° 13° 13° 16° 17° Maximum 39° 27° 23° 23° 29° 30° 30° Chance of rain 5% 20% 20% 5% 5% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 30
(km/h)31
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)30
(km/h)38
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW SSW SSE SSW SSW SSE S SW SSE S S S SSW Relative humidity 19% 13% 61% 48% 67% 61% 49% 40% 49% 34% 47% 43% 50% 39% Dew point 2°C 5°C 13°C 15°C 14°C 15°C 6°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 12°C 16°C 12°C 14°C -
Warnings
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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 8:16pm CDT 8:44pm CDT 7:44pm CDT 4:46am CDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days