Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:23 AM CDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Weather Situation
Extreme fire danger is expected across much of southern South Australia on Thursday. Hot and dry conditions are expected with freshening northeast to northwesterly winds shifting fresh west to southwesterly from the west and south, with fresh and gusty southwest to southerly behind the change during the afternoon and evening.
For the rest of Thursday 18 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, 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.
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.
Local Weather
Hindmarsh Island (35.5104°S, 138.8165°E, 17m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Hindmarsh Is 39.8°- Dew point
- 5.1°
- Relative humidity
- 12%
- feels like
- 32.9°
- Wind
- W 30km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h tending NW/SW in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Hindmarsh Island (35.5104°S, 138.8165°E, 17m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 17° 17° 13° 13° 12° 11° 12° Maximum 38° 25° 21° 23° 21° 21° 21° Chance of rain 5% 20% 80% 50% 30% 60% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate 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 16
(km/h)28
(km/h)20
(km/h)35
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)39
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)25
(km/h)32
(km/h)25
(km/h)33
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW SW SW S S W WSW SW SW WSW SW WSW SW Relative humidity 28% 20% 66% 69% 67% 62% 73% 61% 61% 58% 66% 59% 63% 62% Dew point 9°C 12°C 16°C 17°C 11°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 9°C 12°C 10°C 12°C 10°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Hindmarsh Island (35.5104°S, 138.8165°E, 17m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:25am CDT 5:55am CDT 8:29pm CDT 8:59pm CDT 4:01am CDT 7:10pm CDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
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 Hindmarsh Island
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