Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weak high over South Australian coastal districts will move slowly southeastwards, to east of Tasmania by Monday. A front will cross southern parts of the State later on Monday then move into the far northeast on Tuesday. A weak ridge will remain over the Bight during the week as a deep low develops over the Southern Ocean.
Forecast for the rest of SundayPossible isolated showers over the West Coast, Pastoral and Flinders districts. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Mild in the south grading to hot in the far north. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds.Monday 2 AprilPossible isolated showers about the North West Pastoral and parts of the Northeast Pastoral, Mid North, Flinders, Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula. Isolated showers developing about southern coasts. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Warm to hot with moderate northerly winds, turning milder, fresh west to southwesterly in the west during the morning, reaching central districts in the evening.Tuesday 3 AprilIsolated showers possible about the far northwest. Isolated showers about southern coastal districts, clearing during the morning. Cool to mild in the south, grading to hot in the far northeast with moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds extending throughout.Wednesday 4 AprilFine throughout with areas of cloud in the north. Warm to hot with light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals for the period Sunday until midnight Wednesday are expected to be generally less than 2 mm, with the chance of local falls up to 5 mm about the south of the North West Pastoral, the West Coast north and west of Ceduna, and the Flinders.Thursday until SaturdayFine and warm to hot with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds. Northerly winds freshening in the west and south ahead of a milder westerly change expected to move across the west of the State on Friday then remaining parts on Saturday. Isolated showers and milder southerly winds expected with the change.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Sunday.Product IDS10033
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