Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 2/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system is situated over New South Wales. A low pressure trough is expected to develop about South Australia's western border late Wednesday evening, moving eastwards across the south of the State on Thursday, to reach the far northeast on Friday. A new high will form south of the Bight on Friday and Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayClear. Mild to warm with light to moderate east to northeast winds.Wednesday 3 OctoberSunny. Warm to hot with moderate northeast to northwesterly winds, fresh in the west and about coastal districts.Thursday 4 OctoberFine and mostly sunny day. Possible isolated showers developing about the Lower South East Coast in the evening. Warm to hot with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds ahead of a milder southwesterly change in the far west, extending across the agricultural area and south of the pastoral districts during the afternoon and evening.Friday 5 OctoberPossible isolated showers developing about the West Coast, Eyre Peninsula and southern agricultural area. Hot in the far northeast with light to moderate northerly winds. Mild to warm elsewhere with mainly moderate southwest to southeast winds.Saturday 6 OctoberIsolated showers across the West Coast and agricultural area. Cool to mild in the south, warm to hot in the north. Moderate northerly winds in the northeast, moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds elsewhere. Cumulative rainfall totals from Tuesday evening until midnight Saturday are expected to be up to 2 mm, with falls of 2 to 5 mm possible across the southern agricultural area.Sunday until TuesdayIsolated light showers possible about southern coastal districts at times. Mild in the south, warm to hot in the north, with chiefly moderate south to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Wednesday.Product IDS10033
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