Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 3/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weak cold front will move across the south of the State overnight Saturday. Northern parts of South Australia will be dominated by a high pressure ridge. A new high will move across South Australia during Monday, ahead of a cold front moving across the west of the State on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayPatchy morning fog, mainly over the west coast and the southern agricultural area. Isolated light showers over the southern agricultural area. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing near southern coasts this evening. Mild inland with light winds, cool to mild about the coastal districts with moderate southwest to northwest winds, becoming fresh northwesterly about southern coasts during the afternoon.Sunday 5 AugustIsolated showers over the agricultural area and far south of the pastoral districts, scattered south of about Adelaide. Early frost patches on the Flinders Ranges. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds, strong about southern coasts.Monday 6 AugustIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area, contracting to the Lower South East. Early frost and fog patches inland, then a mild day, tending warm in the north. Light winds inland tending moderate southwest to northwest in the south and northerly in the far west.Tuesday 7 August
Fine and warm. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds, turning southwesterly about the far west coast late evening.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Saturday morning until midnight Tuesday are expected to be 5 to 15 mm about southern coasts and ranges, with 2 to 5 mm over the remainder of the southern agricultural area. Less than 1 mm further north.
Wednesday until FridayIsolated showers over the agricultural area and far south of the pastoral districts, tending scattered over the southern agricultural area, becoming isolated and contracting to southern coasts late in the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Saturday.Product IDS10033
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