Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 26/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A strong cold front will move across the south of the State on Friday, with a high pressure system becoming established over the Bight during Saturday and Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayThe chance of showers and thunderstorms over the Northeast Pastoral, Flinders and Riverland districts and over northeastern parts of the Murraylands, Mid North and Northwest Pastoral districts. Possible showers developing further south in the afternoon and evening. Warm to hot with fresh and gusty northwest winds ahead of a west to southwesterly change reaching the northeast in the evening.Friday 28 SeptemberIsolated showers extending to most parts, increasing to scattered across the southern agricultural area during the day. Possible isolated thunderstorms about southern coasts in the afternoon or evening. Hot in the far northeast at first with fresh northwesterly winds, ahead of a milder, fresh to strong west to southwesterly change extending throughout by late afternoon.Saturday 29 SeptemberScattered showers over the south-central and southeastern parts, decreasing to isolated during the morning. Isolated showers over the remainder of the agricultural and southern pastoral areas and the West Coast district. Isolated showers in the far northeast clearing during the morning. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds easing late afternoon and evening.Sunday 30 SeptemberIsolated showers about coastal districts. Cool to mild in the south, warmer in the north. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday to midnight Sunday are expected to be 10 to 15 mm about the Mt Lofty Ranges and Lower South East, 5 to 10 mm across the remainder of the southern agricultural area, and less than 5 mm elsewhere.Monday until WednesdayIsolated showers about southern coasts and the Lower South East clearing by Tuesday. Gradually becoming warmer with light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds turning moderate to fresh northerly in the west on Wednesday ahead of a trough.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Thursday.Product IDS10033
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