Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 30/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred near Mount Gambier will move slowly eastward to be centred over the Tasman Sea on Thursday. A ridge of high pressure will persist about southern parts of the State as a low pressure trough develops over the northeast corner on Thursday and Friday. A weakening trough will move over the southeast on Saturday ahead of a new high pressure system that will build south of the Bight early next week.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine apart from isolated showers near southern coasts until early evening. Cool with light to moderate easterly winds.Thursday 31 MayAreas of rain developing over the Northeast Pastoral district with patchy rain extending to remaining areas northeast of about Coober Pedy to Renmark by the end of the day. Cold at first with frost and fog patches. A cool day with light to moderate east to northeasterly winds.Friday 1 JuneAreas of rain over the Northeast Pastoral district and about the Flinders Ranges with patchy rain extending over areas northeast of about Coober Pedy to Minlaton to Keith by the end of the day. Cool with light to moderate easterly winds.Saturday 2 JunePatchy rain contracting to the northeast during the day with isolated showers over southern coasts in the morning extending to agricultural areas and the West Coast by evening. Cool with moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds.Sunday 3 JuneIsolated showers gradually clearing from the north. Cool with moderate southwest to southeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Wednesday afternoon until midnight Sunday are expected to be up to 10 mm, increasing to 10-20 mm over the Ranges and the Northeast Pastoral district, reaching 20-50 mm northeast of Leigh Creek.Monday until WednesdayIsolated showers gradually contracting to southern and western coasts by the end of the period. Remaining cool with moderating southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Thursday.Product IDS10033
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