North West Pastoral District Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm CDT on Monday 6 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough over the northeast will remain near stationary until late Wednesday when it will move away to the east. A high pressure ridge lies over the south but will move northwards on Wednesday as a cold front moves over the south. The ridge will persist over the north on Thursday and Friday and result in a westerly airstream over the south.

Forecast for the rest of Monday

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers south of Coober Pedy, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Coober Pedy. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h.

Tuesday 7 October

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers south of Coober Pedy, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 33.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 9:50am to 4:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Possible shower. Coober Pedy 15 27
Shower or two. Roxby Downs 14 26
Showers easing. Woomera 13 24
Mostly sunny. Pukatja/Ernabella 16 35
Partly cloudy. Marla 16 31
Showers easing. Oak Valley 12 24
Showers easing. Tarcoola 11 23

Wednesday 8 October

Partly cloudy. The chance of fog south of Coober Pedy in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 32.

Thursday 9 October

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog south of Coober Pedy. Medium chance of showers north of Marla in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Coober Pedy in the morning and afternoon. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.

Friday 10 October

Sunny. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly during the day then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 35.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am CDT Tuesday.

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