MELBOURNE - Dec 22/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system centred over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the south of the State which will weaken on Friday. A trough of low pressure is expected to move across coastal districts during Saturday and then over inland parts during Sunday and Monday. A high pressure system will move to a position south of the Bight during Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayFine and mostly clear. A mild to warm evening with light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds and moderate sea breezes until early evening.Friday 23 DecemberFine apart from isolated early morning fog near southern coasts and in the far west. Mostly sunny. Hot to very hot with mainly moderate northeast to southeast winds.Saturday 24 DecemberFine and mostly sunny in the north. Cloud increasing in the south with possible isolated light showers developing about southern coasts towards midnight. Hot to very hot with moderate northeast to northerly winds shifting southerly in the south with sea breezes.Sunday 25 December Isolated light showers extending over the agricultural area and southern pastoral districts. Hot to very hot inland with light to moderate northerly winds. Becoming milder in the south as a southwesterly wind change moves over agricultural areas during the day. Monday 26 December Isolated light showers contracting to the pastoral and Flinders districts by afternoon. Mild near the coast grading to very hot in the far northeast. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds. Cumulative rainfall totals until midnight Monday are expected to be less than 2 mm, mostly occurring on Sunday and Monday. Tuesday until ThursdayIsolated light showers in the north contracting northwards and clearing. Isolated showers developing about southern coasts then extending to western coasts before clearing later in the period. Conditions gradually becoming becoming warmer throughout.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Friday.Product IDS10033 Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaWarnings SummaryForecastsAdelaide ForecastSA Forecast Area MapObservationsAdelaide ObservationsAll SA ObservationsRainfall & River ConditionsTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryAntarcticGlobal National Weather Services Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Agriculture Marine and Ocean UV Protection WARNINGS | WATER | CLIMATE Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Radar Maps Forecast Explorer™ NSW & ACT | VIC | TAS Rainfall Forecasts Climate Data Online Water Storage National Weather Services Marine & Ocean Water and the Land Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers | Sitemap | Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 08:45 on Thursday 22 December 2011 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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