SCORCHING temperatures and an extreme bushfire risk are in store for Adelaide and much of South Australia on Thursday.
The city could post a temperature record, with a 46C peak forecast, close to 46.1C in 1939.
Adelaide is expected to have a top of 40C on Friday, before a cool change sweeps across SA, ending a five-day heatwave, the third worst in the state's history.
The hot weather and increasing winds are causing concern for the Country Fire Service (CFS), with fears that conditions could spark major incidents.
The CFS has been fighting a string of fires in the Adelaide Hills, the mid-north, the southeast and across Eyre Peninsula.
Those causing the most concern on Wednesday were at Delamere, south of Adelaide, at Ngarkat in the southeast, at Kiana on Eyre Peninsula and at Rockleigh, east of the city.
An extra five water-bombing aircraft will arrive in the state on Thursday to bolster local resources.
The State Emergency Service (SES) urged people to continue to be vigilant to protect themselves and others as best they can from the extreme conditions.
SES spokesman Scott Turner said people should "look after each other, look after the community and survive until we see some reprieve".
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