Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology South Australia TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Heatwave Warning Issued at 02:33 PM CDT on Friday 09 January 2026 Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026 Warning for the following areas: Adelaide Metropolitan, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland, Murraylands, Mid North, Flinders, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral and Mount Lofty Ranges Cancellation for the following areas: West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula Safety Advice: 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. A prolonged period of heat is continuing over South Australia this week. Maximum temperatures in the mid thirties to mid forties on Friday, dropping to the low to mid twenties in the south and the mid thirties to low forties in the north over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures dropping to the low to mid teens in the south and west from Friday night, continuing in the high teens to low twenties in the north. Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula following the passage of a cool change and are expected to ease elsewhere by the weekend as milder conditions prevail. Locations likely to be impacted include Clare, Coober Pedy, Leigh Creek, Mount Barker, Murray Bridge, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Renmark, Roxby Downs and the Barossa Valley. The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CDT on Saturday 10 January 2026