Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 14/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
An intense low south of the Bight will move slowly eastwards and weaken during the next two days. A southwesterly airstream will then develop across most of the State as the low moves through Bass Strait. A high pressure ridge is expected to develop over the north of the State over the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers over parts of the agricultural area, increasing to scattered with possible thunderstorms about the coasts. Cloudy with patchy rain developing over the Pastoral and Flinders districts north of about Woomera to Yunta. Cool to mild with mainly moderate to fresh northwest to westerly winds.Saturday 16 JunePatchy rain clearing from the Northeast Pastoral by mid-afternoon. Isolated showers over the agricultural area, scattered at times with possible thunderstorms about the southern coastal areas. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.Sunday 17 JuneIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area and western coast, scattered about the southeastern coast during the early morning. Cool with moderate southwesterly winds tending light over the Pastoral districts.Monday 18 JuneIsolated showers about the agricultural area increasing to scattered showers about southern coasts later in the day. Generally cool with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds, tending light and variable over Pastoral districts. Cumulative rainfall totals from Friday until midnight Monday are expected to be up to 5 mm over the northern agricultural area, West Coast and Pastoral districts increasing to 5 to 15 mm about the southern agricultural area. Falls of up to 10 mm are possible over the Northeast Pastoral with 15 to 25 mm possible about the southern coasts and ranges.Tuesday until ThursdayIsolated showers about the agricultural area clearing early Tuesday before patchy rain develops over agricultural areas and the west late in the period. Cool with moderate north to northwesterly winds ahead of a west to southwest change.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Friday.Product IDS10033
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