MELBOURNE - Jan 15/12 - 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 ex 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 Mt Gambier will move eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea by late this evening. A cold front is expected to move across the far west late on Monday then the remainder of the State on and Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SundayFine apart from patchy rain in the far northwest. A mild to warm evening with light to moderate southeast to easterly winds. Moderate to fresh coastal sea breezes easing during the evening.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 south to 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 northeast, but clearing from coastal districts during the morning. 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. Thursday 19 January Isolated showers over the southern and western pastoral districts and northern agricultural area. Mild near the coast grading to hot inland. Moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, freshening near the coast with afternoon sea breezes. Cumulative rainfall totals from Sunday afternoon until until midnight Thursday are expected to be less than 2 mm, increasing to 2-10 mm over western parts of the State. Friday until SundayIsolated showers possible over all districts apart from the coastal fringe. Mild to warm near the coast but hot elsewhere. Mainly moderate southeast to northeast winds and fresh afternoon sea breezes.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Monday.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 08:30 on Sunday 15 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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