Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:25 pm CDT on Thursday 18 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 the rest of Thursday 18 December:

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

For Friday 19 December:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Riverland and Murraylands

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with freshening northeast to northwesterly winds shifting fresh west to southwesterly from the west and south, with fresh and gusty south to southwesterly behind the change during the afternoon and evening will lead to Extreme fire danger remaining across parts of southern South Australia on Thursday.

Hot and dry conditions are expected with freshening northwesterly winds shifting fresh south to southwesterly during the afternoon and evening leading to Extreme fire danger through parts of eastern South Australia.

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


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