MELBOURNE - Dec 1/12 - 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 over the far northeast corner of the State will clear early Sunday. A ridge of high pressure extends over the Bight ahead of a high developing over the Bight on Wednesday. A weak front will move across the southeast on Monday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers and thunderstorms northeast of about Tarcoola to Lameroo, contracting northeastwards. Possible isolated showers developing about southern coasts during the evening. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds extending throughout by midnight.Sunday 2 DecemberIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms in the northeast. Isolated light showers about coastal districts south of Adelaide. Mild in the south, warm to hot in the north. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds.Monday 3 DecemberIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area tending scattered about the Lower South East during the afternoon and evening. Cool to mild about southern coasts, grading to hot in the far north. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds.Tuesday 4 DecemberIsolated showers about the southern agricultural area contracting to the Lower South east coast by evening. Possible showers over the remainder or the agricultural areas and western coasts clearing during the afternoon. Moderate southwest to southeast winds. Cool to mild in the south, warm to hot in the north.Wednesday 5 DecemberPossible isolated showers about southern coastal areas, otherwise fine. Cool to mild in the south grading to hot in the north with moderate southwest to southeasterly winds tending east to northeast in the west. Cumulative rainfall totals from Saturday afternoon until midnight Wednesday are expected to be 2-5 mm in the north with local falls of 10-20 mm with thunderstorms, less than 2 mm with showers in the south.Thursday until SaturdayAreas of cloud and possible showers gradually extending over western parts of the State, reaching central and eastern districts on Friday then contracting to southern coastal areas by Saturday. Generally hot becoming cooler on Saturday. Moderate northerly winds ahead of a southerly change extending from the west on Friday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Sunday.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 07:30 on Saturday 1 December 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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