Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 13/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure trough over Spencer Gulf is moving eastwards and will be centred over Adelaide by mid afternoon and near the eastern border by Sunday evening. In the wake of the trough, a ridge of high pressure will develop over the Bight. Another trough will move across southern and western parts of the State on Tuesday. A slow moving high will develop to the east of the State on Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayIsolated showers and thunderstorms over south and east of Adelaide, gradually contracting eastwards during the day to clear the eastern border during the evening. Warm to hot with moderate northeast to northwest winds, fresh and gusty in parts, ahead of a moderate to fresh south to southwest change extending eastwards during the afternoon, reaching the northeast interior late evening. Winds strong during the afternoon over northern Spencer Gulf Waters.Monday 14 NovemberIsolated showers south of Adelaide, contracting to the Lower South East by afternoon and clearing late evening. Isolated showers and the chance of isolated thunderstorms developing in the far northwest. Mild to warm with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds, tending light to moderate southeast to northeast in the north and west.Tuesday 15 NovemberIsolated showers developing over most areas of the State except the far northeast with the chance of isolated thunderstorms over the Northwest Pastoral, and Western Agricultural districts. Warm to hot with light to moderate northerly winds, turning milder moderate to fresh southerly in the west and south.Wednesday 16 NovemberIsolated showers across most parts of the State, clearing from the southern coasts during the morning, with the chance of isolated thunderstorms over the interiors and and far northeast. Warm to hot with light to moderate northerly winds.Thursday 17 November
Isolated showers contracting to the northeast and also redeveloping about western and southern coasts. Warm to hot with moderate northerly winds ahead of a milder southerly change in the far west.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Sunday afternoon until midnight Thursday are expected to be 1 to 5 mm generally with higher falls of 5 to 20 mm in the north and west with thunderstorms.
Friday until SundayIsolated showers are expected to continue across most parts of the State through to Saturday. Warm to hot northerly winds will become milder southerly in the south and west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Monday.Product IDS10033
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