Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology South Australia TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Heatwave Warning Issued at 02:10 PM CDT on Friday 23 January 2026 Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026 Warning for the following areas: Mid North, Flinders and North West Pastoral Warning for the following areas: Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges Safety Advice: Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone. Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell. Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre. Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home. If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool. Generally, maximum temperatures peak in the low to high forties, except over the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island where maximum temperatures peak in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures peak in the mid to high twenties. Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over much of South Australia, and are expected to persist over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Adelaide Metropolitan Area, Kingscote, Leigh Creek, Maitland, Mount Barker, Moomba, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark and the Barossa Valley. The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 24 January 2026