Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Mid North, Kangaroo Island and parts of Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Flinders, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland and North East Pastoral districts.

Issued at 4:48 pm Friday, 6 June 2025.

Isolated damaging winds continue this evening, becoming likely tomorrow.

Weather Situation: A complex low located over the Southern Ocean is extending multiple frontal systems over South Australia today and tomorrow. The stronger frontal passages with risk of damaging west to southwesterly winds are expected for this evening and again on Saturday afternoon, with a lull in the winds in between.

For COASTAL AREAS including ADELAIDE METRO AREA: Strong to DAMAGING WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are possible this evening, before easing temporarily early Saturday morning. Winds will pick up again late Saturday morning, with DAMAGING WINDS averaging 65 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h becoming likely during Saturday afternoon.

For ELEVATED AREAS including MOUNT LOFTY RANGES AND FLINDERS RANGES: Isolated DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are possible this evening south of about Clare, before easing temporarily early Saturday morning. Winds will pick up again late Saturday morning for all ranges in the warning area, with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h becoming likely from late Saturday morning and into the afternoon.

Winds are forecast to ease below warning thresholds for most areas during Saturday evening, however, exposed coastal areas may see a risk of DAMAGING WIND GUSTS continue until the late evening.

Locations which may be affected include Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Murray Bridge, Kingscote, Meningie and Jamestown.

96 km/h wind gust was recorded at Cape Borda at 3:04pm.

93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Stenhouse Bay at 4:09pm

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.