Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

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

Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure near a line Keith to Wudinna at 3 pm will move northeastwards to be located over the south of the Pastoral districts on Friday and near Moomba by Saturday night. A weak high will form southwest of Kangaroo Island on Friday, then a larger high will move eastwards south of the State over the weekend. A middle level disturbance will move across the south of the State on Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayFine and mostly sunny day. Possible isolated showers developing about the Lower South East coast in the evening. Warm to hot with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds ahead of a milder, moderate to fresh southwest to southeast change near a line Keith to Wudinna at 3 pm, extending into the far south of the pastoral districts during the evening.Friday 5 OctoberEarly morning fog patches over the agricultural area. Possible isolated morning showers about the Lower South East coast. Isolated showers developing over the West Coast district and the agricultural area, with possible isolated late thunderstorms about western coasts. Mild in the south, grading to hot in the north. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, fresh at times, tending northerly over most of the Pastoral and Flinders districts.Saturday 6 OctoberIsolated showers over the West Coast district and agricultural area and possibly in the far south of the pastoral and Flinders districts, contracting east and clearing late evening. Possible isolated thunderstorms over the agricultural area until dawn. Cool to mild in the south, grading to hot in the far northeast. Moderate northwest winds in the far northeast, with moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds elsewhere.Sunday 7 OctoberEarly fog patches over the agricultural area. Possible early frost on the Flinders Ranges. A fine day with areas of high cloud in the south and west. Cool to mild in the southeast, grading to hot in the far northwest. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds, tending northerly in the west, ahead of a cooler, fresh to strong south to southwest change in the far west during the late afternoon and evening.Monday 8 October
Early fog patches in the south, then fine. Cool to mild in the south, grading to hot in the far northwest.
Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, ahead of a moderate to fresh south to southwest change, gradually extending throughout.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday afternoon until midnight Monday are expected to be up to 2 mm,
reaching 5 mm with thunderstorms.
Tuesday until ThursdayFine Tuesday. A cold, fresh to strong southwest change extending throughout during Wednesday and Thursday bringing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms to the agricultural area and isolated showers to the south of the pastoral districts.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Friday.Product IDS10033
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