Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system will become established over the Bight this afternoon as a deep low moves to the south of Tasmania. The high will move very slowly east to the south of Kangaroo Island over the weekend then over the eastern States early next week.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers about the southern coasts and ranges. Cool with moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh to strong about southern coasts.Saturday 12 MayIsolated showers about the agricultural area and West Coast district, contracting to southern coasts by evening. Early frost about the Flinders Ranges. Cool with moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh near southern coasts, gradually moderating during the day.Sunday 13 MayIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area. Early fog patches over the northern agricultural area and early frost on and east of the Flinders and northern Mt Lofty Ranges. Cool with moderate southwest to southeast winds, fresh near southern coasts.Monday 14 May
Chance of isolated morning showers about southern coasts and ranges. Morning frost and fog patches. Cool to mild, grading to warm in the far west. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds.
Tuesday 15 MayFine and partly cloudy apart from the chance of isolated showers about the Lower South East coast. Morning frost over the ranges and eastern districts. Mild to warm with light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, freshening in the west. Cumulative rainfall totals from Friday afternoon until midnight Tuesday are expected to be less than 1 mm over the agricultural areas, increasing to 2 to 5 mm about southern coasts and ranges. No rainfall in expected further north.Wednesday until FridayFine and mild to warm with moderate northerly winds on Wednesday. Isolated showers developing over the west and southern coasts on Thursday then extending over the agricultural areas on Friday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Saturday.Product IDS10033
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