Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 28/12 - 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 near Ceduna border will continue to move over remaining western and southern parts of the state during the rest of 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 over the western Coast and Lower Eyre Peninsula until evening. Fine otherwise. Mild to warm with generally light to moderate northwest to southwesterly winds, tending southerly in the far west.Thursday 29 MarchPossible early morning fog over Kangaroo Island and the South East. Isolated showers and the chance of thunderstorms developing on and 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 the afternoon and evening.Saturday 31 MarchThe chance of isolated showers about southern coasts. Fine otherwise. 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.Sunday 1 AprilFine. Mild in the south grading to hot in the far north. Generally southwest to southeasterly winds, tending westerly in the south. Cumulative rainfall totals for the period Wednesday afternoon until midnight Sunday are expected to be quite patchy and less than 3 mm.Monday until WednesdayFine apart from the chance of isolated showers about southern coasts and ranges on Tuesday. High cloud increasing in the north. Cool in the south, grading to warm to hot further north.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Thursday.Product IDS10033
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