Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 15/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure over the west and south of the State will move northeastwards to reach a line Coober Pedy to Yunta late this evening then near the northeast corner Wednesday morning. Another trough will move into the far west on Thursday evening then across western and southern parts during Friday and through the northeast during Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated showers near southern coasts in the afternoon, extending to south of a line Maitland to Lameroo by late evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the pastoral districts. Warm to hot with light to moderate northerly winds, turning milder moderate to fresh southerly in the south and west, fresh to strong at times in the west with possible raised dust.Wednesday 16 NovemberIsolated showers in the north and east, clearing from south of about Clare by early afternoon, with the chance of isolated thunderstorms over the Flinders and pastoral districts. Isolated showers tending to patchy light rain in the far northeast. Warm to hot with fresh south to southeast winds near the coast and in the far northeast. Generally light winds elsewhere.Thursday 17 NovemberIsolated showers and patchy light rain in the northeast contracting north and clearing later. Warm to hot with moderate northerly winds ahead of a milder southerly change later in the far southwest.Friday 18 NovemberIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms gradually extending over the south and west. Hot to very hot with fresh north to northwest winds, turning milder moderate to fresh southerly over the west and south.Saturday 19 November
Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over most of the State gradually contracting northwards to be confined to the pastoral and northern agricultural areas by evening. Hot in the northeast, but milder elsewhere. Fresh to strong southerly winds extending throughout all but the far northeast.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Tuesday afternoon until midnight Saturday are expected to be 1 to 5 mm generally, with falls of 10 to 20 mm possible in the north with thunderstorms. Falls of 5 to 10 mm are possible in the southeast.
Sunday until TuesdayIsolated showers in the north contracting to the far north. Isolated showers near southern coasts at times. Milder conditions throughout with moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Wednesday.Product IDS10033
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