Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 27/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high south of Mount Gambier will move slowly eastwards to be located over the Tasman Sea by Wednesday. A broad area of low pressure will persist over the north of South Australia until Wednesday. A deep low will pass well to the south on Thursday and Friday as a trough moves across South Australia.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayPossible isolated showers and thunderstorms over the North East Pastoral district, the remainder of the far north of the State, and the far east of the Flinders district. A generally warm evening with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds.Wednesday 28 NovemberPossible thundery showers in the far north. Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing west of Ernabella to Fowlers Bay. Hot to very hot with mainly light winds and moderate afternoon sea breezes. Winds becoming moderate to fresh northerly in the west.Thursday 29 NovemberHot to very hot with isolated showers and thunderstorms gradually extending from the west, possibly reaching the eastern border by late evening. Showers increasing to areas of rain over the southern agricultural area during the evening. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, turning west to northwesterly in the west and south during the day.Friday 30 NovemberShowers and thunderstorms, with areas of rain in the south, extending across the State during the early morning then contracting northeast of about Coober Pedy to Adelaide during the afternoon and evening. Hot to very hot ahead of the rain in the moderate to fresh northerly winds, milder southerly winds developing about coastal districts.Saturday 1 DecemberShowers and thunderstorms northeast of about Coober Pedy to Bordertown contracting to the North East Pastoral district in the evening. Cumulative rainfall totals from Tuesday afternoon until midnight Saturday are expected to be between 5 and 15 mm generally across the State, increasing to local falls of 20 to 40 mm with thunderstorms. Less than 5 mm is expected in the far northeast.Sunday until TuesdayPossible showers about southern coasts and over the far north. Hot in the far north, mild to warm elsewhere. Generally moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Wednesday.Product IDS10033
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