Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 27/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the state. A weak, slow moving trough will move over western and southern parts of the state during today and Thursday. A second trough will move over the west of the State on Friday, reaching the Northeast Pastoral district late Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayThe chance of isolated light showers from mid level cloud in the far west extending over the West Coast and Lower Eyre Peninsula during the day. Fine otherwise. Mild to warm with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, fresh at times about the coasts during the afternoon. Winds tending southerly in the far west during the afternoon.Thursday 29 MarchHigh cloud at times moving over agricultural areas and southern Pastoral districts. The chance of isolated light morning showers about the West Coast. The chance of isolated showers developing east of the ranges during the afternoon. Warm to hot with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds turning north to northwesterly and freshening ahead of a milder southerly change in the west.Friday 30 MarchFine. Warm to hot with northeast to northwesterly winds ahead of a milder southwesterly change moving over the west of the state during in the afternoon and evening.Saturday 31 MarchThe chance of isolated showers extending over the agricultural area. Warm to hot with moderate northerly winds, ahead of a milder moderate to fresh southwest to southerly change extending throughout, apart from the Northeast Pastoral. Cumulative rainfall totals for the period Wednesday morning until midnight Saturday are expected to be quite patchy and up to 3 mm.Sunday until TuesdayThe chance of isolated showers about coastal areas on Sunday. Otherwise fine apart from possible patchy rain developing in the west of the state late in the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CDT Wednesday.Product IDS10033
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