Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts.

Issued at 4:05 pm CDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025.

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 Thursday 18 December:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East

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 information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfs.sa.gov.au.


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