MELBOURNE - Oct 15/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak trough of low pressure trough over the far west of the State will move slowly northeastwards to reach a line Renmark to Tarcoola this evening and Marree to Oodnadatta late Tuesday evening. A cold front will move across southern coasts Tuesday afternoon as a high develops over the Bight. A weak trough will move across the west and north of the State on Thursday and Friday. Forecast for the rest of MondayPossible isolated thundery showers in the west. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, tending milder southerly across western and southern parts.Tuesday 16 OctoberPatchy light rain over the agricultural area and the southern pastorals contracting east and clearing by evening. Isolated showers developing across southern coastal districts, increasing to scattered over the South East around midday then easing in the evening and contracting to coasts. Hot in the northeast with moderate to fresh north to northwest winds, turning milder southwest to southerly over the remainder, strong at times about southern coasts.Wednesday 17 OctoberPossible isolated morning showers over the Lower South East, fine over the remainder. Cool to mild grading to hot in the north with moderate southeast to easterly winds tending southwesterly in the southeast.Thursday 18 OctoberFine and with areas of high cloud. Mild to warm grading to hot in the north with moderate to fresh north to northeasterly winds freshening in the west, shifting southerly about coastal districts during the day.Friday 19 OctoberFine and mostly sunny. Mild to warm in the south and generally hot in the north. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds extending throughout. Cumulative rainfall totals from Monday afternoon until midnight Friday are expected to be 2 to 5 mm over the Lower South East and less than 2 mm elsewhere. Rainfall totals associated with the patchy rain is expected to be highly variable but local falls of 2 to 5 mm are possible.Saturday until MondayFine apart from possible isolated morning showers about the southern agricultural area on Sunday. Mild to warm in the south grading to hot in the north and west with mainly moderate southeast to northeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Tuesday.Product IDS10033 Notice Board 31 additional forecast locations for SA Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Meteorological Offices Ceduna weather Giles weather Mount Gambier weather Woomera weather Other Information About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Book order form: History of Floods in SA (pdf) Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 08:30 on Monday 15 October 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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