Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for parts of Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Flinders, Mid North, Murraylands, Riverland and North West Pastoral districts.
Issued at 10:52 am Tuesday, 8 July 2025.
Damaging wind gusts to continue about elevated areas, developing along the West Coast from Wednesday morning.
Weather Situation
A cold front that brought strong to damaging winds across the southeast this morning has now shifted east into Victoria and New South Wales, though a vigorous westerly flow is expected to remain about elevated areas of the southeast into this afternoon. A second cold front will arrive on Wednesday morning and bring another burst of strong to damaging winds to the West Coast, and potentially along the Flinders Ranges later on Wednesday.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Flinders, Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands and North West Pastoral
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts of around 90 km/h likely to continue over elevated areas of the ranges this afternoon, then develop over the West Coast and spread into parts of the North West Pastoral district from Wednesday morning.
Winds about the elevated areas are expected to ease by late this afternoon, but may redevelop during Wednesday afternoon. Winds are expected to ease from west from late Wednesday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Ceduna, Nullarbor, Burra, Peterborough, Fowlers Bay and Streaky Bay.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Adelaide Metropolitan, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East and North East Pastoral districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
102 km/h wind gust was recorded at Cape Willoughby at 1:45 am ACST
98 km/h wind gust was recorded at Edithburgh at 4:38 am ACST
96 km/h wind gust was recorded at Outer Harbor Tide Gauge at 3:41 am ACST
94 km/h wind gust was recorded at Minlaton Airport at 3:37 am ACST
91 km/h wind gust was recorded at Black Pole at 3:33 am ACST
Cancellation for the following areas:
Yorke Peninsula,Kangaroo Island,Upper South East,Lower South East,Lower Eyre Peninsula,North East Pastoral,Adelaide Metropolitan
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your property.
* Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe.
The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 pm ACST Tuesday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Local Weather
Mount Torrens (34.8759°S, 138.959°E, 437m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Mt Crawford 8.3°- Dew point
- 7.1°
- Relative humidity
- 92%
- feels like
- -2.5°
- Wind
- W 52km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 2.6mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm about the S Fleurieu Peninsula in the late morning. Damaging winds possible over elevated areas of the ranges. Winds W 35 to 50 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 12 and 15.
Forecast for Mount Torrens (34.8759°S, 138.959°E, 437m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 8° 6° 6° 8° 7° 8° 7° Maximum 9° 7° 10° 12° 14° 13° 9° Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 70% 10% 60% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Low Low Low Low Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating - - - - - - - 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 38
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(km/h)Wind direction WNW W NNW NW WSW W NW WNW NW NW NNW NW WNW WNW Relative humidity 92% 72% 92% 99% 86% 80% 99% 88% 94% 65% 66% 60% 81% 80% Dew point 7°C 4°C 5°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 8°C 10°C 7°C 7°C 3°C 6°C 4°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Torrens (34.8759°S, 138.959°E, 437m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:54am CST 7:22am CST 5:17pm CST 5:45pm CST 2:40pm CST 5:06am CST 
Waxing gibbous
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Warnings
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Flinders, Mid North, Murraylands, Riverland & NW Pastoral districts
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Flinders, Mid North, Murraylands, Riverland & NW Pastoral districts
- Sheep Graziers Warning NE Pastoral, E Eyre, L Eyre, Flinders, Mid North, Yorke Peninsula, Mt Lofty R, KI, Upper SE, L SE & West Coast
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Past 24 Hours
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