Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 27/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system is over the Tasman sea and is moving eastwards. A trough of low pressure near the western border is moving eastwards and will extend over the State on Thursday evening and Friday. A front is expected to move over southern coasts on Saturday, with a new high pressure system expected to develop to the southwest of the Bight during the weekend, where it will remain till early next week.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers extending from the west to reach Keith to Woomera late evening. Isolated thunderstorms developing west of Coober Pedy to Port Lincoln, scattered in the far west. Light to moderate north to northeasterly winds, fresh in the west.Friday 28 OctoberScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms extending across the majority of the State during the day, thunderstorms increasing to scattered over the Northwest Pastoral, Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Flinders districts. Areas of rain developing in the south of about Adealide, easing to showers during the afternoon. Warm to hot with moderate northerly winds, shifting milder southerly from the west during the day. Showers easing to isolated about the southern agricultural area during the day.Saturday 29 OctoberIsolated showers about the agricultural area, contracting to southern coasts and ranges during the day. showers scattered about the Lower South east during the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms north of about Woomera contracting north and easing during the day. Cool to mild with moderate southerly winds.Sunday 30 October
Isolated morning showers about the coasts and ranges contracting to the Lower South East coast during the evening. Isolated showers in the far north tending to rain at times in the Northwest Pastoral. Cool to mild with moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh about southern coasts.
Monday 31 October
Isolated showers are expected to persist about the Lower South East coast. It will be fine elsewhere apart from isolated showers about the far northwest. Temperatures will be mild with light to moderate southwest to southeast winds.
Cumulative rainfall totals until midnight Monday are expected to be 5 to 15 mm southwest of Oodnadatta to Renmark, with local falls of 15 to 35 mm in the thunderstorms over the Northwest Pastoral and western parts of the West Coast district. Up to 5 mm is expected elsewhere.
Tuesday until ThursdayA high pressure system over the western Bight will remain near stationary. isolated showers will persist about the Lower South East coast and clear from the far northwest.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Friday.Product IDS10033
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