Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 18/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front over southern and western coasts of the State will gradually extend northwards over the remaining agricultural area Friday afternoon or evening, and then across the northeast during Saturday. A high pressure ridge will then become established over the Bight in the wake of the front, and remain there through to early next week. A weak front will move over southern coasts early Tuesday, followed by a high pressure system developing southwest of the Bight later Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers and thunderstorms over the agricultural area, West Coast district and west of the Northwest Pastoral. Areas of rain developing near southern coasts during the evening. Hot to very hot with fresh and gusty northeast to northwest winds, ahead of a milder southerly change near southern and western coasts, extending northwards to reach the northern agricultural area and southern parts of the Northwest pastoral later this evening.Saturday 19 NovemberAreas of rain and possible thunderstorms extending from the south, reaching the south of the Pastoral districts by late afternoon. Rain clearing southern coasts by midday, and the agricultural area by late evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north ahead of the rain. Hot to very hot in the northeast, but milder elsewhere. Fresh southerly winds extending throughout all but the far northeast.Sunday 20 NovemberPatchy rain and possible thunderstorms over the Pastoral and Flinders districts north of about Woomera to Yunta, contracting to north of Leigh Creek to Coober Pedy by sunrise. Isolated showers about Kangaroo Island and the Lower South East until evening. Generally milder conditions throughout with moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds.Monday 21 NovemberPatchy rain and possible thunderstorms over the Pastoral districts north of about Coober Pedy to Leigh Creek. Fine over the remainder. Generally mild with mainly moderate southwest to southeast winds.Tuesday 22 NovemberPatchy rain and isolated thunderstorms in the Northeast Pastoral, contracting eastwards to the far northeast in the evening. Isolated showers developing over the southern agricultural area, contracting to southern coasts by evening. Generally mild with mainly moderate southwest to southeast winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Friday afternoon until midnight Tuesday are expected to be 2 to 10 mm generally, with isolated falls of 10 to 25 mm with rain and thunderstorms.Wednesday until Friday
Fine apart from isolated showers near southern coasts clearing by midday Wednesday. Generally mild with mainly moderate south to southeast winds turning southeast to northeast on Thursday and Friday with temperatures rising slightly.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Saturday.Product IDS10033
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