Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 19/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high east of Tasmania will continue to move slowly eastwards. A trough will move into the far west of the state early Tuesday, then move steadily eastward reaching the Northeast Pastoral district on Wednesday. A cold front will move across southern parts of the State Thursday night.
Forecast for the rest of MondayFine apart from isolated showers over the far west. Warm to hot with moderate to fresh northeast to northerly winds.Tuesday 20 MarchPatchy rain extending east to reach about Keith to Coober Pedy by late evening, increasing to areas of rain over southern peninsulas, Kangaroo Island, and the Lower South East coast. Generally hot with moderate to fresh and gusty northerly winds ahead of a cooler, fresh to strong southerly change extending from the west, reaching Coober Pedy to Adelaide to Mount Gambier during the evening.Wednesday 21 MarchPatchy rain, increasing to areas of rain over south-central and southeastern parts, clearing the state during the morning. Isolated morning showers over the Lower South East following the rain, then the chance of showers about western and southern coasts in the afternoon or evening. Remaining fine over the North East Pastoral district. Mild with fresh southerly winds.Thursday 22 MarchIsolated showers about the southern agricultural area and the West Coast district, increasing to scattered over the far southeast during the evening. Cool to mild with moderate southwest to southerly winds.Friday 23 MarchIsolated showers about the agricultural area and West Coast district, increasing to scattered over the far southeast in the early morning . Cool with fresh southwest to southerly winds, strong at times about the southeast coast. Cumulative rainfall totals from Monday afternoon until midnight Friday are expected to be 15 to 30 mm over the Lower South East, 5 to 15 mm over the remainder of the southern agricultural area, and generally less than 5 mm elsewhere.Saturday until MondayPossible showers about the southern agricultural and west coast areas, gradually contracting southwards. Mild with light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Tuesday.Product IDS10033
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