Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke Peninsula fire weather districts
Issued at 03:07 AM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with moderate northeast to northwest winds and afternoon coastal sea breezes.
For the rest of Friday 23 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Mount Crawford (34.6817°S, 138.9475°E, 416m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/NE 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Mount Crawford (34.6817°S, 138.9475°E, 416m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 12° 23° 17° 21° 28° 18° 17° Maximum 33° 41° 37° 42° 39° 30° 33° Chance of rain 5% 30% 5% 30% 10% 10% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 26
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction ENE N NNE NW SSE W ENE WNW NNE W SSE S SE SSE Relative humidity 40% 17% 22% 14% 48% 23% 28% 15% 23% 21% 60% 36% 56% 30% Dew point 6°C 4°C 7°C 9°C 13°C 13°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 13°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 13°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Crawford (34.6817°S, 138.9475°E, 416m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:56am CDT 6:24am CDT 8:27pm CDT 8:56pm CDT 10:31am CDT 10:53pm CDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days