Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East and Lower South East fire weather districts
Issued at 04:26 PM CDT on Friday 14 March 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry with fresh and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds, ahead of a south to southwesterly change extending over the west during the day and central and southern districts during the evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible with the change.
For Saturday 15 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East 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.
The next warning will be issued by 7:00 am CDT Saturday.
Forecast
Port Pirie (33.177°S, 138.0102°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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17° 39° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
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Last light Sunrise Sunset 6:51am CDT 7:16am CDT 7:38pm CDT 8:03pm CDT NOW39.9° Feels Like: 35.6° Relative Humidity: 15% Dew: 8.4° Wind: SW 20km/h Gust: 24km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1013.4hPa -
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Port PirieNow35.4°cFeels Like:34.4°Wind:SE 17km/hGusts:19km/hHumidity:33%
17°Min39°MaxToday in Port PirieMostly clear. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h turning E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.Tomorrow
23°Min41°MaxPartly cloudy. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NE 25 to 35 km/h early in the morning then turning NW 25 to 40 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40. -
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Today: Mostly clear. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h turning E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Port Pirie (33.177°S, 138.0102°E, 0m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 17° 23° 21° 12° 10° 12° 14° Maximum 39° 41° 28° 26° 29° 31° 31° Chance of rain 5% 60% 70% 5% 5% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Extreme High High Moderate - - 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 3
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(km/h)17
(km/h)32
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(km/h)Wind direction NE W NNE N SW SW SE SSE ESE W ENE WNW NE SW Relative humidity 51% 28% 35% 22% 79% 60% 51% 27% 51% 27% 41% 23% 51% 38% Dew point 13°C 16°C 13°C 15°C 17°C 19°C 5°C 5°C 5°C 8°C 5°C 7°C 11°C 15°C -
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Port Pirie Rain Forecast
Port Pirie 12-month Rainfall ForecastMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb20252026975767666987105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Feb 25
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Positive. Trending neutral. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. The US declaring a La Niña event has started, but this event has not met the BoM definition. 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 short positive phase. Recent forecasts no particular evidence towards a positive or negative phase in autumn, although the long-wave pattern indicates that cold fronts are a bit more likely for Australia's longitudes over the next few months. During summer and early autumn, a positive SAM increases rainfall over most of eastern Australia, and decreases rainfall for SA, Vic and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing aboveaverage rainfall over large parts of northern Australia in March and early April (forecast late monsoon activity). Above average rainfall is expected for the NSW coast through autumn, with wetter conditions also developing over western WA from late autumn. SA, Vic and Tas are expected to be average to slightly below average, with average conditions elsewhere.
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Port Pirie Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Mar 1022.0 °C 42.1 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Mar 1121.7 °C 35.9 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Mar 1221.0 °C 33.2 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Mar 1317.2 °C 35.5 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Mar 1418.5 °C 40.7 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Port Pirie minimum temp history (33.177°S, 138.0102°E, 0m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 42.5° 10/03/2025 Coldest this month 13.4° 04/03/2025 Hottest on record 44.1 06/03/1986 Coldest on record 5.5 28/03/1984 Hottest this year 44.8° 12/02/2025 Coldest this year 11.2° 17/02/2025 Long term average 27.5° Long term average 15.7° Average this month 31.4° Average this month 19.0° Hottest March On Record Avg. max. temp. 31.2° 2008 Coldest March on record Avg. min. temp. 13.7° 1987 Port Pirie rainfall history (33.177°S, 138.0102°E, 0m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.2mm 10/03/2025 Total This Month 0.2mm
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Port Pirie Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Mar 57.3mm 10.4 day(s) Total For 2025 1.2mm 3.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 29.6mm 4.0 day(s) Wettest Day 0.6mm Feb 4 Lowest Temperature 11.2°C Feb17 Highest Temperature 44.8°C Feb12 -
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Port Pirie Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 30.2 29.7 27.5 24.1 20.3 17.2 17.1 18.7 21.6 24.2 26.6 28.3 23.7 Mean Min (°C) 17.8 17.7 15.7 11.9 8.6 6.3 5.3 6.0 8.1 10.9 14.0 16.1 11.5 Mean Rain (mm) 22.0 18.9 16.4 19.6 22.2 28.1 21.5 21.2 24.9 22.9 24.1 23.7 263.5 Mean Rain Days 3.3 3.2 3.9 5.0 8.2 10.8 10.0 9.6 7.1 6.5 5.2 4.8 77.0
