MELBOURNE - May 25/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A front will move over the agricultural area on Saturday. A high pressure system centred over the southwest of Western Australia will move slowly eastward over the next couple of days to be centred south of the Bight by Sunday afternoon. This high will then move slowly southeastward early next week to be centred over the southeast of the continent on Thursday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers over the agricultural area, Flinders and southern pastoral districts. Showers scattered over the southern agricultural area until evening. Possible isolated thunderstorms near southern coasts till early afternoon. Cool with moderate to fresh northwest to southwesterly winds turning southwest to southerly during the day.Sunday 27 MayIsolated showers about the southern agricultural area and near the coast, contracting to southern coasts and ranges by evening. Isolated early drizzle and fog about the pastoral and Flinders districts. Generally cool with mainly moderate southwest to southeast winds.Monday 28 MayIsolated showers near southern coasts and ranges. Cold at first with isolated frost about eastern districts, then cool with light to moderate southwest to southeast winds.Tuesday 29 May Isolated showers near southern coasts. Cold at first with isolated frost about eastern districts, then cool with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Saturday morning until midnight Tuesday are expected to be 1 to 5 mm over the agricultural area, with falls of 5 to 10 mm about west and south facing coasts and ranges, and up to 2 mm over the southern pastoral districts and remainder of the Flinders district. Wednesday until FridayIsolated showers near southern coasts clearing Wednesday evening. Isolated showers developing in the north of the Northeast Pastoral on Thursday then extending over the remainder of the Northeast Pastoral on Friday. Cool days with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Saturday.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 01:15 on Saturday 26 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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