Warnings

Heatwave Warning South Australia Mon 26 Jan 2026

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

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Heatwave Warning 

Issued at 02:22 PM CDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026

Warning for the following areas:
Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lower South East and Lower Eyre Peninsula

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 high thirties to high forties, extending over coastal parts on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties across the pastoral areas and in the mid teens to mid twenties about the agricultural areas, peaking in the mid twenties to low thirties overnight Monday into Tuesday. 

Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions will persist for an extended period. A significant easing of heatwave conditions is not expected until towards the weekend.  

Severe heatwave conditions are no longer expected over the Lower Eyre Peninsula and Lower South East districts, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist in these districts until later in the week.  Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Clare, Maitland, Mount Barker, Murray Bridge, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026