December 25 likely to deliver a mild Christmas to Adelaide

Early forecasters are already tipping the weather for Christmas Day – but there’s bit of heat to come first. The mercury is expected to hit 35C on Sunday.

With the mercury tipped to soar to 35C in Adelaide on Sunday – early forecasting suggests a more comfortable day for Christmas Day.

Bureau of Meteorology temperature data for the next fortnight tips the temperature will reach 28C on December 25.

Last Christmas, Adelaide recorded a high of 25C.

Adelaide’s hottest day for the year was 36.7C on February 19 at West Tce – Friday’s 35C will get close.

Meanwhile, the state’s first all-female Emergency Operations Group jet ski trainee crew are ready to patrol the busy waterways.

The SLSSA is more than doubling its Jet Ski team with 12 new female members from surf life saving clubs across the state.

SLSSA is more than doubling its Emergency Operations Group jet ski team with the state’s first-all female crew, including Lee Dalzell (Seacliff SLSC), Hannah Darling (Grange SLSC), Katrina Meehan (Brighton SLSC) and Hayley Hosking (Seacliff SLSC). Picture: Keryn Stevens

The women have been selected from more than 5000 club members who will keep beachgoers safe this summer and respond in an emergency if required.

“These women … have excelled in their waterwork, launching/ retrieval training and intensive theory, required to operate the (jet skis),” said SLSSA Lifesaving and Emergency Operations officer Sonya Williamson.

“It has been great watching these highly skilled and passionate operators patrol our coastline as the warmer weather approaches and as we continue to recognise equality in emergency services,” she said.

Forecast tops for this week

Sunday, December 12 – 35C

Monday – 28C

Tuesday – 28C

Wednesday – 24C

Thursday – 27C

Friday – 37C