Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 17/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure will remain near stationary over inland parts of the State through the weekend and then move east of the border as a new high develops southwest of the Bight. The high will move slowly east to be near Tasmania by mid-week, and a trough of low pressure develops over Western Australia later in the week.
Forecast for the rest of FridayFine apart from possible showers and thunderstorms over the Northeast Pastoral and northern parts of the Flinders districts. Mild to warm over the agricultural area, grading to hot to very hot in the north. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds and moderate to fresh afternoon sea breezes about the coasts.Saturday 18 FebruaryIsolated showers developing north of about Adelaide to Cleve. Possible afternoon thunderstorms in the Riverland and Northeast Pastoral districts. Possible evening showers developing about southern coasts. Fine otherwise. Warm about southern coasts, grading to hot to very hot inland. Light to moderate northeast to easterly winds and moderate to fresh afternoon sea breezes.Sunday 19 FebruaryIsolated showers developing over most areas of the State, apart from the west. Possible thunderstorms south of about Ceduna to Renmark. Mild to warm about southern coasts grading to very hot in the north. Light to moderate northerly winds tending moderate to fresh southerly about the coasts then extending during the day.Monday 20 FebruaryIsolated light showers about southern and western coasts. Possible showers over the Pastoral and Flinders districts. Fine otherwise. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds. Mild to warm in the south, grading to hot to very hot in the far north.Tuesday 21 February
Isolated light morning showers about southern coasts. Possible showers north of about Coober Pedy.
Mild about the coasts, grading to hot inland. Moderate south to southeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Friday afternoon until midnight Tuesday are expected to be generally up to 2 mm. Local falls of 2-10 mm are possible with thunderstorms.
Wednesday until FridayPossible showers in the north and east of the State, extending south and west towards the end of the period. Mild to warm in the south initially, becoming hot and grading to very hot inland.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Saturday.Product IDS10033
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