MELBOURNE - Jun 1/12 - 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 the Tasman Sea will weaken over the weekend, as a weak trough of low pressure passes to the south of the State. Another, strong, slow moving high will develop to the southwest of the Bight over the weekend and early next week. Forecast for the rest of FridayAreas of rain extending southwards into the Flinders, Mid North, Yorke Peninsula and parts of the Central and Eastern Eyre Peninsula, with patchy rain developing further south and west, but remaining fine over the South East district and west of Ceduna. Cool with light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds.Saturday 2 JunePatchy rain contracting eastwards during the day, but isolated showers persisting over the remainder of the State. Cool with mainly moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds.Sunday 3 JunePatchy rain near the eastern border parts of the Northeast Pastoral, Murraylands and Riverland districts. Isolated showers over the remainder. Cool with light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.Monday 4 JuneIsolated showers over the agricultural area, West Coast and south of the Northeast Pastoral south of about Leigh Creek, contracting to southern and western coasts during the afternoon. Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday afternoon until midnight Monday are expected to be 5-15 mm, decreasing to less than 5 mm west of about Ceduna to Coober Pedy and also in the South East district. Isolated higher falls of 15-40 mm are possible over the Northeast Pastoral district.Tuesday until ThursdayIsolated showers near southern and western coasts, contracting to far southern coasts on Thursday. Cold mornings inland with patchy frost. Cool days with chiefly light to moderate southeast to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Friday.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 04:15 on Friday 1 June 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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