MELBOURNE - Jan 14/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A band of cloud from the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Heidi extends over the far northwest of the State and will clear to the north late Sunday and early Monday. A high pressure system centred south of the Bight will move eastwards during the weekend to be centred over the Tasman Sea by Sunday night. A cold front is expected to reach the far west late on Monday then move across western and southern districts during Tuesday and then slowly over remaining parts during Wednesday and Thursday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayFine apart from patchy rain in the far northwest. Mild about southern coasts, grading to hot in the far north. Moderate southeast winds and fresh to strong coastal sea breezes.Sunday 15 JanuaryFine apart from patchy rain in the far northwest. Warm to hot with light to moderate southeast to easterly winds and moderate to fresh coastal sea breezes.Monday 16 JanuaryHot and dry with freshening northerly winds ahead of a cooler southerly change about the western border during the evening. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms developing with the change.Tuesday 17 JanuaryHot to very hot and dry with moderate to fresh and gusty northerly winds, ahead of a milder southwesterly change in the far west extending to a line near Coober Pedy to Renmark late evening. Isolated showers developing with the change and possible thunderstorms west of about Ceduna.Wednesday 18 January Isolated showers extending over all but the far northeast, but clearing from coastal districts during the morning. Isolated thunderstorms possible over southern pastoral and northern agricultural areas, chiefly during the afternoon. Hot to very hot in the north with light to moderate northeast to southeasterly winds. Mild to warm near the coast with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds and afternoon sea breezes. Cumulative rainfall totals from Saturday afternoon until until midnight Wednesday are expected to be less than 2 mm, increasing to 2-10 mm over western parts of the State. Thursday until SaturdayIsolated showers possible over all districts apart from the coastal fringe. Mild to warm near the coast but hot elsewhere. Mainly moderate southwest to southeast winds and fresh afternoon sea breezes.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Sunday.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 08:00 on Saturday 14 January 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, 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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