Weather Warning

This warning affects:Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Lower South East, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Murraylands, Riverland, Upper South East, West Coast and Yorke Peninsula. View More

Fire Weather Warning for West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts

  • Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology

IDS20299

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

Fire Weather Warning

Issued at 4:13 AM CDT on Friday 9 Jan 2026.

Very hot and dry conditions with fresh to strong and gusty north to northwesterly winds expected over large areas of South Australia today. A relatively stationary trough extending from the west along the coast will strengthen and accelerate through the day, moving eastwards and bringing cooler and gusty conditions in it's wake. Isolated thunderstorms are expected, mainly ahead of and near the change. Little precipitation is likely with thunderstorms, bringing the risk of dry lightning and damaging wind gusts.

Friday 9 Jan

Extreme Fire Danger for
West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, 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.