Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 17/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the north of South Australia is moving eastwards and will reach the east coast on Wednesday. A front will cross the far southeast of the state on Monday evening and a stronger front will move across the south of the state on Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayEarly fogs. Isolated showers over most of the agricultural area, scattered this morning about the Mount Lofty Ranges, and becoming scattered in the Lower South East from late afternoon. Cool with light to moderate west to northwesterly winds, tending light and variable over Pastoral districts.Tuesday 19 JuneFine apart from early fog patches over the agricultural area, and isolated showers south of Adelaide, clearing in the evening. A cool day grading to mild in the west, with winds turning light to moderate northeast to northwest.Wednesday 20 JuneFine apart from patchy rain developing near southern and western coasts in the evening. Freshening northerly winds, becoming fresh to strong near the coasts. A cool to mild day, grading to warm in the far west.Thursday 21 JunePatchy rain over the agricultural area and West Coast district, more widespread about southern coasts and ranges. Isolated showers over the remainder south of about Coober Pedy to Broken Hill. Generally cool with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds ahead of a west to southwesterly change extending from the west. Cumulative rainfall totals from Monday morning until midnight Thursday are expected to be 10 to 20 mm over southern coasts and ranges and the southeast with local falls of up to 30 mm, 5 to 10 mm over the remainder of the southern agricultural area, 1 to 5 mm over the northern agricultural area and West Coast district, and less than 2 mm elsewhere.Friday until SundayIsolated showers contracting to the agricultural area and West Coast district by Friday evening. Showers increasing to scattered near southern coasts at first. Cool with moderate southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Monday.Product IDS10033
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