Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

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

Weather Situation
A high to the south of the the state will move very slowly eastwards to be centred over the Tasman sea on Saturday. A trough of low pressure over Western Australia will also move slowly eastwards, reaching the western border early Friday, with a low forming along the trough, which will then move southeastwards to be centred near southern coasts on Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers in the far west extending to areas northwest of about Elliston to Port Augusta to Marree. Isolated thunderstorms northwest of about Coober Pedy. Fine and partly cloudy over the remainder. Mild to warm in the south grading to hot in the far north. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times near the coasts and ranges.Friday 16 DecemberPatchy rain and the chance of thunderstorms gradually extending to areas northwest of about Kingscote to Broken Hill, increasing to areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms west of Streaky Bay to Coober Pedy. Mostly warm to hot with moderate east to northeast winds shifting milder southwesterly near the western border. Fine and partly cloudy over the remainder.Saturday 17 DecemberAreas of rain and isolated thunderstorms extending throughout, reaching the South East district later. Rain also gradually contracting eastwards later to be confined to central and eastern districts later in the evening. Isolated showers persisting over the agricultural area and West Coast district following the rain. Mostly mild to warm with moderate to fresh northeast to north winds, ahead of a southwesterly change extending over the west.Sunday 18 DecemberAreas of rain and isolated thunderstorms in the east, contracting southeastwards, clearing during the afternoon. Isolated showers persisting over the agricultural area. Mild in the south grading to warm in the north with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds, tending north to northwest over the southeast. Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday morning through to midnight Sunday are expected to be generally 5 to 20 mm across the state with areas of 20 to 50 mm possible depending on the location of the low and thunderstorms. Most of this rainfall is expected from later Friday through to Sunday morning.Monday until WednesdayContinuing mild in the south grading to warm in the north. Isolated showers over the southern agricultural area, clearing on Wednesday. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CDT Thursday.Product IDS10033
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