MELBOURNE - Apr 18/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high over the southern Tasman sea extends a ridge over South Australia. A trough of low pressure will move into the far west of the State on Thursday, reach Port Lincoln late Friday and move across central parts on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayEarly fog patches about Kangaroo Island and the Lower South East. A fine day, with high cloud increasing the the west. Warm to hot with light to moderate east to northeast winds, fresh in the far west in the morning.Thursday 19 AprilFine apart from possible isolated showers developing west of Fowlers Bay in the afternoon. Warm to hot with light to moderate northeast to northwest winds and coastal sea breezes, turning moderate southerly over the Nullarbor Plain.Friday 20 AprilIsolated showers extending over the west of the State, with possible isolated late showers about southern coasts. Warm to hot with light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, ahead of a cooler moderate to fresh southwest to southerly change extending across the west of the State.Saturday 21 AprilIsolated showers extending across the State except the far northeast. Warm to hot with light to moderate northeast to northwest winds in the north and east, ahead of a milder southwest to southeast change extending across central parts. Cumulative rainfall totals from Wednesday morning until midnight Saturday are expected to be up to 2 mm south and west of Marree, reaching 2 to 5 mm about western and central districts.Sunday until TuesdayIsolated showers extending throughout, then clearing from the northwest later in the period. Cooler southwest to southeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Wednesday.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™ 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 06:45 on Wednesday 18 April 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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