MELBOURNE - Nov 14/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A ridge of high pressure extends from the Bight to Bass Strait. A trough of low pressure will move across the State on Thursday, followed by a new high which will be centred south of the Bight later Thursday and on Friday and Saturday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine. Mild to warm in the south grading to hot to very hot in the north. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, fresh at times near the coast, tending northeast to northwesterly over the far north.Thursday 15 NovemberPatchy rain in the south and west, extending to the remainder of the agricultural area and the southern Pastorals, then clearing from the west. Possible isolated showers further north. Possible isolated morning thunderstorms over the Nullarbor Plain. Possible isolated afternoon thunderstorms in the northwest. Mild in the south grading to very hot in the far north. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds in the north, ahead of a fresh and gusty southerly change extending to the far northeast during the day. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds further south. Areas of raised dust inland near the change.Friday 16 NovemberPossible isolated morning showers in the south and east, clearing from southern coasts and the agricultural area early morning and from the North East Pastoral district during the morning. Mild in the south, grading to hot in the far north. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds.Saturday 17 NovemberFine. Mild to warm in the south, grading to hot in the far north. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds and moderate to fresh coastal sea breezes.Sunday 18 NovemberPossible isolated morning showers about southern coasts. Light to moderate southerly winds, turning east to northeasterly in the west during the day. Moderate to fresh coastal sea breezes. Cumulative rainfall totals from Wednesday afternoon until midnight Sunday are expected to be up to 2 mm, with falls of 2 to 5 mm over the agricultural area.Monday until WednesdayPossible isolated showers developing in the far west late on Monday extending across the west on Tuesday and central and eastern districts on Wednesday. Generally moderate east to northeasterly winds, turning southwest to southerly from the west during the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Thursday.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 11:15 on Wednesday 14 November 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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