MELBOURNE - Mar 22/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high to the southwest of Western Australia extends a weak ridge across the Bight. A cold front on the eastern flank of this high will move across the southeast of the State later today, with the high then expected to move across waters south of the Bight during Saturday and Sunday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers about the coast, extending across the agricultural area and West Coast district during the afternoon and increasing to scattered over Kangaroo Island, southern Fleurieu Peninsula and the Lower South East in the evening. Fine elsewhere. Cool to mild, grading to warm in the far northeast. Moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds, tending fresh westerly in the south and strengthening about the coast.Friday 23 MarchIsolated showers about the agricultural area, West Coast district and far south of the pastoral districts, scattered over Kangaroo Island, southern Fleurieu Peninsula and the Lower South East in the early morning. Fine elsewhere. Cool to mild, grading to warm in the far northeast. Fresh southwest to southerly winds, strong about southern coasts during the morning.Saturday 24 MarchIsolated showers about the agricultural area and West Coast district. Fine elsewhere. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds.Sunday 25 MarchIsolated light showers about the coasts and southern parts of the Mount Lofty Ranges. Fine elsewhere apart from isolated morning fog patches. Cool to mild in the south, warm in the north with generally moderate southwest to southeast winds.Monday 26 MarchFine apart from possible morning fog patches over the South East. Mild to warm with light to moderate southwest to southeast winds. Cumulative rainfall totals for the period Thursday morning until midnight Monday are expected to be 1 to 5 mm about the southern agricultural area and west coast, increasing to 5 to 10 mm over Kangaroo Island, southern Fleurieu Peninsula and the Lower South East. Less than 2 mm is expected over remaining parts of the agricultural area.Tuesday until ThursdayFine and mild to warm with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Friday.Product IDS10033 Weather & Warnings Australia New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Adelaide Forecast SA Forecast Area Map Observations Adelaide Observations All SA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Antarctic Global 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 17:45 on Thursday 22 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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