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Current Warnings
 

South Australia Forecast

  • Thursday Showers and storms contracting to the northeast. Fresh to strong westerly winds for coastal areas.

  • Friday Showers and storms for NE Pastoral, dry elsewhere. Warm in the north, mild in the south.

  • Saturday Cooler showery burst fro the coasta and southeast. Showers and storms in the northeast.

  • Sunday Cool southerly winds throughout. Showers in the southeast and northeast.

  • Monday Mostly dry throughout, brisk southeasterly winds. Hot in the north, cooler towards the coast.

SA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 26/12 Tue 27/12 Wed 28/12

37.3°C

Marree Ap
Hottest

42.0°C

Moomba Ap

40.1°C

Moomba Ap

41.8°C

Oodnadatta Ap

45.9°C

Oodnadatta Ap

20.2°C

Cape Borda
Coldest

14.5°C

Mt Gambier

14.9°C

Port Augusta Ap

10.6°C

Cummins

1.1°C

Keith

NW 44km/h

Port Lincoln Ap
Windiest

79km/h

Coober Pedy Ap

120km/h

Mt Crawford

125km/h

Port Augusta Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

117.2mm

Ernabella

110.0mm

Uraidla

109.2mm

Lobethal

90.0mm

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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
18 29 70% < 1mm Nil N 11 52 NW 28 39
Clearing shower
16 30 70% < 1mm Nil WSW 8 63 NW 18 33
Clearing shower
15 27 70% < 1mm Nil N 12 89 NW 23 53
Clearing shower
19 32 60% < 1mm Nil SW 14 69 W 13 40
Increasing sunshine
15 27 30% < 1mm Nil N 3 60 WNW 17 36
Mostly sunny
14 26 5% < 1mm Nil WNW 19 68 W 36 59
Mostly sunny
17 30 10% < 1mm Nil NE 8 72 NW 22 43
Mostly sunny
21 33 5% < 1mm Nil SSW 17 47 SW 22 23
Clearing shower
22 34 40% < 1mm Nil WNW 17 79 WSW 21 40
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