MELBOURNE - Apr 29/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high over western Bass Strait will continue eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea on Monday. A cold front is expected to move over the Far West Coast late Monday before advancing over the rest of the State on Tuesday. A new high is expected to form south of the Bight on Wednesday. Forecast for the rest of SundayFine. Partly cloudy. Mild with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds.Monday 30 AprilCloud increasing in the west with patchy rain developing over areas west of about Cowell to Kingscote by late evening. Mild to warm with moderate northerly winds, freshening ahead of a milder southwest change in the west during the evening.Tuesday 1 MayPatchy rain extending over agricultural areas ahead of a change reaching Adelaide to Whyalla around midday and Broken Hill to Leigh Creek in the evening. Isolated showers south of about Coober Pedy and Leigh Creek following the change, increasing to scattered showers over the agricultural area and the west coast. Chance of isolated thunderstorms with the change. Mild with freshening northerly winds shifting cooler, moderate to fresh southwesterly following the change.Wednesday 2 MayIsolated showers clearing from the eastern districts, but persisting over the southern agricultural area and west coast. Cool with moderating south to southeast winds.Thursday 3 May Isolated showers over the southern agricultural area and west coast. Isolated showers extending over eastern districts during the day and increasing to scattered for a period over the southeast. Cool to mild with light to moderate southeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Sunday afternoon until midnight Thursday are expected to be 2 to 10 mm over the agricultural area and the west coast with local falls reaching 10 to 20 mm over the southern coast and ranges, mostly falling on Tuesday. Less than 2 mm is expected elsewhere. Friday until SundayIsolated showers persisting over southern agricultural areas, gradually easing through the weekend. Remaining cool to mild across the State as a result of light to moderate south to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Monday.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 12:15 on Sunday 29 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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