Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 19/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system near the western Bight will move eastward to be centred over the Tasman Sea late Monday. A cold front will move across the State mid to late next week.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers about the Mid North, northern Yorke Peninsula and western Riverland, clearing this evening. Cool with light to moderate southerly winds.Sunday 20 MayPossible isolated showers over the southeast coast of Eyre Peninsula and developing about southern coasts during the day. Early frost patches about and east of the ranges. Early fog patches inland. Cool to mild with light winds.Monday 21 MayPossible isolated showers about southern coasts. Early frost patches about and east of the Flinders Ranges. Early fog patches. Cool to mild with light winds, tending moderate northwesterly about southern coasts.Tuesday 22 MayIsolated showers about southern districts. Early frost patches on and east of the Flinders Ranges. Mild with moderate to fresh northwest winds.Wednesday 23 May
Scattered showers and the chance of isolated thunderstorms gradually extending over the agricultural area and south of the pastoral districts from the west and south. Mild with moderate northwest winds, freshening about southern coasts, ahead of a cold fresh southwesterly change extending from the west and south.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Saturday afternoon until midnight Wednesday are expected to be 5 to 15 mm over southern coasts, the Mount Lofty Ranges and southeast districts, 2 to 5 mm over remaining agricultural areas and up to 2 mm over the southern pastorals.
Thursday until SaturdayScattered showers and the chance of isolated thunderstorms over eastern districts, contracting eastwards and clearing early Friday. Isolated showers over agricultural areas and the West Coast contracting to southern coasts on Saturday. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Sunday.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 10:00 on Saturday 19 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);
})();

---

STAT News Service