MELBOURNE - May 1/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front over inland parts will continue to move eastwards across the State today. A 1034 hPa high is expected to become established south of the Bight on Wednesday, then weaken and move slowly southeastwards on Thursday and Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayPatchy rain over the eastern agricultural areas ahead of a change expected to reach Broken Hill to Leigh Creek in the evening. Isolated showers south of about Woomera to Broken Hill following the change. Isolated thunderstorms are possible near the change. Cool with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds extending throughout.Wednesday 2 MayIsolated showers clearing from the eastern districts early morning, but persisting over the southern agricultural area and west coast. Cool with moderating south to southeast winds.Thursday 3 MayIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area and west coast. Isolated showers increasing to scattered for a period over the southeast. Cold at first with isolated frost on and east of the ranges then cool to mild with light to moderate southeasterly winds.Friday 4 MayIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area, increasing to scattered showers about southern coasts. Cool to mild with of light to moderate south to southeasterly winds.Saturday 5 May Isolated showers about the southern agricultural area and near the west coat. Cool to mild with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Tuesday afternoon until midnight Saturday are expected to be 2 to 5 mm over the southern agricultural area and the west coast, increasing to 5 to 10 mm over the southern coast and ranges. Less than 2 mm is expected over the northern agricultural area. Sunday until TuesdayIsolated showers about southern coastal districts gradually contracting southward and clearing. Isolated showers extending across the far west later. Cool to mild with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds becoming moderate to fresh northeast to northwest winds later in the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am 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 13:15 on Tuesday 1 May 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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