Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 15/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high near the Victoria border will move slowly eastwards over the next few days. A trough will move over western parts of the State on Thursday before sliding southeastwards. A weak front will cross the south of the state late Friday and early Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayAreas of morning frost. Cloud increasing with some patchy light rain and possible thunder developing in the far west. Patchy light rain then extending to coastal areas west of about Ceduna, Port Lincoln and Kingscote during the evening. Fine otherwise. Cool to mild with mainly light to moderate northerly winds, and warmer fresh northerly winds in the west ahead of a lighter southwesterly wind change over the Nullarbor Plain during the afternoon.Thursday 17 MaySome patchy light rain extending to southwest of about Port Augusta to Bordertown by the end of the day. Possible thunderstorms about the western coast. Generally mild with mainly light to moderate northerly winds ahead of a cooler southerly change moving over the west during the day.Friday 18 MayIsolated showers extending over southern agricultural areas, possibly extending to northern Eyre Peninsula and the West Coast district, increasing to scattered showers about southern coasts in the evening. Possible thunderstorms early morning and in the evening. Generally mild with light to moderate northerly winds, shifting cooler southwest to southerly from the west later.Saturday 19 MayScattered showers and possible thunderstorms about southern coasts easing early afternoon. Isolated showers over the remainder of the southern agricultural area and the West Coast easing. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds, easing. Cumulative rainfall totals from Wednesday until midnight Saturday are expected to be 2 to 5 mm over the southern agricultural area with local falls of 5 to 10 mm about the coastal parts of the West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island forecast districts. Less than 2 mm elsewhere.Sunday until TuesdayIsolated showers clearing from southern coasts Sunday morning, then returning late in the period. Mostly clear in the north. Remaining cool to mild with southwest to southeasterly winds turning northwesterly early next week.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Wednesday.Product IDS10033
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