Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 16/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A strong cold front near the eastern border will continue to move eastwards over the eastern states today. A high pressure system will develop over the Bight on Saturday then move slowly east to be over eastern states by Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of FridayScattered showers over the agricultural area contracting south and easing to isolated showers during the day. Possible isolated thunderstorms until mid afternoon over the South East districts. Cool with moderate to fresh southwest winds, strong to gale force about the southern and central coasts at first.Saturday 18 AugustIsolated showers about the southern and central coastal districts, with possible showers over the remainder of the agricultural area. Morning frost over parts of the Pastoral districts. Cool to mild with light to moderate southerly winds.Sunday 19 AugustIsolated showers over southern coasts easing and clearing later in the day. Possible isolated showers over the remainder of the southern agricultural area clearing during the day. Morning frosts well inland. Cool to mild with light southeast to northeast winds, tending moderate west to northwesterly about the coasts.Monday 20 August
Possible light morning frost, then a fine day with high cloud increasing in the west. Cool to mild with light winds becoming moderate northerly in the west later in the day.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Friday until midnight Monday are expected to be 2 to 10 mm over agricultural areas east of Eyre Peninsula and less than 2 mm elsewhere. Isolated falls of 10 to 15 mm are possible in the Mt Lofty Ranges and over the Lower South East.
Tuesday until ThursdayMild with freshening northerly winds on Tuesday ahead of a cooler change moving across the State mid-week. Isolated showers developing in the west late Tuesday then extending over the agricultural area and southern Pastoral districts on Wednesday, before easing and contracting to the south on Thursday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Friday.Product IDS10033
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