MELBOURNE - Dec 10/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure ridge extends from south of the Bight to the Tasman Sea. A weak low pressure trough will develop over South Australia on Wednesday, where it will persist on Thursday and Friday. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayFine apart from isolated showers west of Coober Pedy to Fowlers Bay. Warm to hot, grading to very hot in the far northeast. Mainly moderate east to southeasterly winds, fresh about coasts and ranges.Wednesday 12 DecemberIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms about the ranges north of Clare and in the far North East Pastoral district east of Leigh Creek. Possible isolated showers elsewhere across the northern agricultural and pastoral districts, more likely west of Coober Pedy. Hot to very hot with moderate southeast to northeasterly winds.Thursday 13 DecemberIsolated showers possible over most districts excluding the North East Pastoral, more likely west of Coober Pedy. Hot to very hot with moderate northerly winds.Friday 14 DecemberIsolated showers extending throughout, increasing to scattered showers over the agricultural area and far south of the Pastoral districts. Possible thunderstorms west of Woomera. Hot to very hot with moderate northerly winds, tending southerly about western coasts later. Cumulative rainfall totals from Tuesday until midnight Friday are expected to be less than 5 mm, although falls of 5 to 15 mm are possible with thunderstorms.Saturday until MondayScattered showers and possible thunderstorms will gradually clear from the northwest, easing to isolated showers and contracting to southern coasts by Sunday evening. Conditions will be fine throughout on Monday. Hot to very hot conditions initially, ahead of a milder, southerly change extending across the west and south on Saturday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 00:15 on Tuesday 11 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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