Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 4/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A deep low well south of the State is moving eastwards as a ridge of high pressure remains in place over northern parts of the State. A new high will move across South Australia during Monday, ahead of a cold front moving across the State on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area, tending scattered over central and eastern parts until mid afternoon and contracting to the coasts in the evening. Possible isolated showers over remainder of the agricultural area and the far south of the pastoral districts until evening. Possible early fog patches in the west. 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 AugustFine and warm. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds, turning southwesterly in the west during the afternoon.Wednesday 8 AugustIsolated showers over the agricultural area and far south of the pastoral districts, tending scattered over the southern agricultural area. Cumulative rainfall totals from Sunday morning until midnight Wednesday 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 2 mm further north.Thursday until SaturdayIsolated showers over the agricultural area and southern parts of the pastoral districts, tending scattered over parts of the southern agricultural area, contracting to southern coasts and easing to isolated showers later in the period. Cool with moderate to fresh southerly winds, tending northeasterly in the west on Saturday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Sunday.Product IDS10033
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