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Current Warnings
 

South Australia Forecast

  • Tuesday Showers and storms in the north, mainly far north. Generally dry and cool to mild in south.

  • Wednesday Hotter, gusty northerly winds easing. Cloudy later. Isolated showers/storms later in west & far north.

  • Thursday Cool, gusty change. Hot in north ahead of change. Showers/storms in north. The odd shower in south.

  • Friday Cool in south. Early coastal drizzle. Warm north. Becoming mostly sunny.

SA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 03/12 Sun 04/12 Mon 05/12

24.3°C

Tarcoola Ap
Hottest

44.4°C

Moomba Ap

44.9°C

Moomba Ap

37.0°C

Moomba Ap

45.9°C

Oodnadatta Ap

14.7°C

Parawa
Coldest

7.2°C

Mt Gambier

6.5°C

Cummins

6.1°C

Mt Gambier

2.5°C

Mt Gambier

SSW 25km/h

Mt Gambier
Windiest

96km/h

Kadina

103km/h

Oodnadatta Ap

70km/h

Ernabella
-
no rain last hr Wettest

7.0mm

Clare

9.0mm

Ironstone Road

14.0mm

Ernabella

13.8mm

Ernabella
South Australia's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 49.1°C at
Moomba in 1972
Lowest 8.3°C at
Mount Lofty in 2002
Highest 34.5°C at
Coober Pedy in 1980
Lowest -0.6°C at
Penfield Weapons Research in 1958
Highest 125.0mm at
Port Pirie in 1979

South Australia Weather Forecasts

Station
(ungroup by district)
Forecast Min Max Chance of rain Rain amount Frost risk 9am 3pm
Wind RH Wind RH
°C °C km/h % km/h %
Increasing sunshine
13 25 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 8 49 WSW 23 38
Increasing sunshine
9 24 5% < 1mm Nil SSW 12 56 WSW 18 27
Increasing sunshine
7 20 5% < 1mm Nil W 14 72 WSW 20 56
Mostly sunny
13 29 10% < 1mm Nil SSW 14 51 WSW 15 23
Mostly sunny
11 25 20% < 1mm Nil S 2 62 SW 9 34
Mostly sunny
12 25 20% < 1mm Nil SSE 14 66 S 24 49
Mostly sunny
15 25 30% < 1mm Nil S 18 68 S 19 47
Possible thunderstorm
20 27 60% 1-5mm Nil E 14 76 NNE 14 59
Showers
18 27 40% < 1mm Nil SSE 8 68 SW 12 51
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Weather News

One dead after Mt Warning campers struck by lightning, rescue operation underway

10:51 EDT

A man has died and a woman has been injured after being hit by lightning while camping at Mt Warning, on the NSW north coast, police say.

Farmer's photos of NSW flooding turned into fundraising calendar

10:43 EDT

A farmer who lost nearly all his crops to floods has documented his experience in photographs and these are now being used for a flood relief fundraising calendar.

Skiing on summer snow

10:10 EDT

December snow is attracting skiers and boarders to Australia's alpine peaks for the chance to enjoy a rare summer shred.