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 over Bass Strait will move eastward to be centred over the Tasman Sea by this evening. A trough of low pressure will develop over the northeast corner during today and Friday. A weakening trough will move over the southeast on Saturday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayAreas 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 east of the Flinders Ranges and in the far northwest. Morning fog patches in the southeast. 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 Thursday until midnight Sunday are expected to be up to 10 mm, increasing to 10-20 mm over the Flinders Ranges and the Northeast Pastoral district, reaching 20-40 mm northeast of Leigh Creek. Falls east of the Mt Lofty Ranges and the far northwest are expected to be generally less than 3 mm.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 4:30 pm CST Thursday.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 03:45 on Thursday 31 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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