Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:45 AM CDT on Saturday 22 February 2025
Weather Situation
Hot, dry, and windy conditions will lead to elevated fire dangers with and ahead of a vigorous wind change moving over South Australia today.
For the rest of Saturday 22 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and Lower South East
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 information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfs.sa.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Port Elliot (35.5315°S, 138.6813°E, 20m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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17° 37° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 50% Likely amount: < 1mm First
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Last light Sunrise Sunset 6:28am CDT 6:55am CDT 8:03pm CDT 8:29pm CDT NOW19.3° Feels Like: 15.0° Relative Humidity: 54% Dew: 9.8° Wind: N 22km/h Gust: 28km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1011.3hPa -
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Port ElliotNow16.7°cFeels Like:13.1°Wind:N 13km/hGusts:15km/hHumidity:47%
17°Min37°MaxToday in Port ElliotMostly sunny day. Medium chance of showers this evening. Winds N/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NW in the middle of the day then tending NW/SW in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.Tomorrow
17°Min24°MaxMostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm about the S Fleurieu Peninsula in the morning and afternoon. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h turning S 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. -
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Today: Mostly sunny day. Medium chance of showers this evening. Winds N/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NW in the middle of the day then tending NW/SW in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Port Elliot (35.5315°S, 138.6813°E, 20m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 17° 17° 15° 14° 15° 15° 16° Maximum 37° 24° 23° 29° 28° 25° 25° Chance of rain 50% 20% 10% 5% 50% 10% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
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(km/h)31
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW W WSW SSW SSE ENE ESE W SW SSE SSW WSW SSW Relative humidity 29% 15% 61% 56% 65% 60% 67% 41% 54% 59% 76% 62% 75% 67% Dew point 8°C 7°C 13°C 15°C 12°C 15°C 12°C 15°C 12°C 18°C 14°C 17°C 17°C 18°C -
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Port Elliot Rain Forecast
Port Elliot 12-month Rainfall ForecastFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan20252026885576645646105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jan 14
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. Recent conditions show some atmosphere-ocean coupling, resulting in the US declaring a La Niña event has started. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase. Recent forecasts show negative SAM is more likely to dominate for the remainder of summer, due to the polar vortex taking an unusually long time to recover from the stratospheric warming event in winter 2024. During summer, a negative SAM decreases rainfall over most of southeastern Australia, and increases rainfall for far southwest WA and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Port Elliot Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Feb 179.9 °C 27.4 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Feb 1815.5 °C 22.7 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Feb 1916.0 °C 20.8 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Feb 2016.1 °C 21.1 °C 0.0 mmFriday
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Port Elliot minimum temp history (35.5315°S, 138.6813°E, 20m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 39.4° 03/02/2025 Coldest this month 9.9° 17/02/2025 Hottest on record 44.0 02/02/2014 Coldest on record 6.9 21/02/2017 Hottest this year 39.4° 03/02/2025 Coldest this year 8.9° 03/01/2025 Long term average 24.2° Long term average 14.4° Average this month 26.5° Average this month 15.7° Hottest February On Record Avg. max. temp. 26.5° 2013 Coldest February on record Avg. min. temp. 13.0° 2002 Port Elliot rainfall history (35.5315°S, 138.6813°E, 20m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 1.2mm 16/02/2025 Total This Month 1.8mm
2.0 daysLong Term Average 22.9mm 6.5 days Wettest February on record 81.4mm 2011 Driest on record 0.4mm 2009 -
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Port Elliot Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Feb 46.0mm 12.5 day(s) Total For 2025 9.0mm 6.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 52.4mm 9.0 day(s) Wettest Day 5.4mm Jan 6 Lowest Temperature 8.9°C Jan 3 Highest Temperature 39.4°C Feb 3 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 25.1 24.2 23.6 21.4 18.5 16.1 15.5 16.5 18.5 20.5 22.5 24.0 20.5 Mean Min (°C) 14.7 14.4 12.9 10.4 8.7 7.2 6.6 6.8 7.6 9.0 11.4 12.7 10.2 Mean Rain (mm) 23.1 22.9 19.2 36.7 61.7 81.8 77.6 72.6 56.5 38.5 34.8 28.2 549.1 Mean Rain Days 6.0 6.5 7.5 11.1 15.3 17.7 17.8 17.9 15.0 11.2 10.0 9.1 144.0
