MELBOURNE - Mar 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high south of Mt Gambier will move slowly east to be centred over the Tasman Sea late Monday. A low pressure trough will move over the far west late Tuesday evening, then extend eastward over western parts during Wednesday, with a low forming over waters to the south of the State during the day, which will deepen and move southeastwards on Thursday. Forecast for the rest of MondayCool to cold early in the east with early fog patches in the Lower South East. A fine and mostly sunny day. Hot in the north and west but warm elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds and moderate to fresh afternoon coastal sea breezes.Tuesday 13 MarchFine and warm to hot. Light to moderate northeast to northerly winds freshening in the west and south during the morning ahead of a fresh southerly change in the far west late evening.Wednesday 14 MarchIsolated showers developing in the west, then extending over the southern agricultural area late afternoon or evening. Warm to hot with moderate to fresh northeast to northwest winds ahead of a milder southerly change in the far west early extending east, reaching a line near Adelaide to Whyalla late evening as a southwest to west change.Thursday 15 MarchIsolated showers extending to most districts. Mostly mild to warm with moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds, tending southeast to northeast in the north. Cumulative rainfall totals from Sunday afternoon to midnight Tuesday are expected to be nil, and then up to midnight on Thursday falls in the range of 1 to 5 mm are possible, although there is significant uncertainty in this forecast.Friday until SundayPatchy rain over most districts clearing over the agricultural area on Sunday. Mostly mild with moderate to fresh south to southeast winds extending throughout. Significant uncertainty remains for the forecast for Friday through to Sunday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ NSW & ACT National Weather Services 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 00:30 on Monday 12 March 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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