00:00So we are looking at a short-lived burst of heat developing over South Australia as we
00:06head into Christmas.
00:08And that's going to be ahead of a windy day on Thursday, followed by a cool change sweeping
00:12across the state.
00:13So that is elevating the fire danger rating throughout the state for Christmas Day, with
00:20many districts into the higher category, and a preliminary rating of extreme for both the
00:24Mount Lofty Ranges and the West Coast District.
00:29In terms of heat, we are expecting most centres in the high 30s for Christmas Day, and even
00:35nudging 40 degrees for parts of the south.
00:38So very hot conditions for Christmas, so if you're planning to celebrate outdoors, just
00:42be sure to seek some shade and drink plenty of water.
00:46For Adelaide, we're forecasting a top of 37 degrees, so this is going to make it the hottest
00:51Christmas Day since 2016, although we did have some similar heat around the mid-30s
00:56for 2018 and 2019.
01:00And those hot conditions make for a big contrast from last year when we only had a max of 20
01:04degrees in the city, and even some showers around.
01:10For Thursday, we are looking at that strong, cool change sweeping across the state.
01:15Recent modelling has continued to speed up the timing of that change, so it was looking
01:20much slower earlier in the week, which looked like a very hot day even throughout Adelaide,
01:26but with the faster timing of that change and also some extra cloud cover coming in
01:30ahead of the change, we're now looking at reduced fire conditions broadly, but still
01:36elevated through eastern parts of the state.
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