Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for West Coast and Mount Lofty Ranges fire weather districts
Issued at 04:20 PM CDT on Tuesday 24 December 2024
Weather Situation
Extreme fire dangers are forecast on Wednesday due to hot and dry north to northwesterly winds extending over South Australia ahead of a west to southwesterly change. The wind change is expected to enter the west of the state in the early afternoon and move eastwards during the remainder of the day.
For Wednesday 25 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Coast and Mount Lofty Ranges
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 Wednesday.
Local Weather
Edithburgh (35.0848°S, 137.7458°E, 1m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Edithburgh 20.8°- Dew point
- 14.9°
- Relative humidity
- 69%
- feels like
- 18.8°
- Wind
- E 19km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E 15 to 20 km/h turning N 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Edithburgh (35.0848°S, 137.7458°E, 1m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 19° 20° 15° 16° 16° 17° 17° Maximum 34° 29° 23° 24° 25° 30° 25° Chance of rain 20% 50% 40% 50% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 23
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)43
(km/h)23
(km/h)32
(km/h)25
(km/h)33
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)26
(km/h)32
(km/h)Wind direction NE N WNW W SW WSW W WSW W SW NE NW S S Relative humidity 45% 26% 69% 53% 54% 43% 66% 51% 66% 55% 64% 43% 69% 57% Dew point 13°C 12°C 14°C 17°C 10°C 10°C 14°C 13°C 15°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 15°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Edithburgh (35.0848°S, 137.7458°E, 1m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:34am CDT 6:04am CDT 8:35pm CDT 9:05pm CDT 1:54am CDT 3:21pm CDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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Temperature in 7 days
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Rain in 7 days
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Past 24 Hours
We're sorry, but there are no historical observations available for Edithburgh
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Averages
Mean rainfall and temperature