Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 10/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will continue to move eastwards. A low pressure trough developing in the far west will move across the south of the State on Friday to reach the pastoral districts Friday evening, then slowly extend towards the northeast corner at the weekend. A new high becomes established south of the Bight early next week.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayFine apart from possible isolated showers and thunderstorms about Kangaroo Island and the Lower South East. Mild to warm about southern coasts, warm to hot in the far north. Light to moderate east to northeasterly winds, tending fresh northerly in the far west ahead of a fresh southerly change in the evening. Local coastal sea breezes until early evening.Friday 11 JanuaryA dry and mostly sunny day. Possible isolated showers and thunderstorms clearing from the Lower South East before sunrise. Hot to very hot with moderate to fresh northerly winds, ahead of a milder southerly change extending across western and southern coasts during the morning, extending inland to reach the pastoral districts in the evening.Saturday 12 JanuaryAreas of cloud with possible isolated showers developing southwest of about Nullarbor to Adelaide to Mount Gambier. Mild to warm about the coasts and South East with moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds. Hot to very hot with light to moderate northerly winds in the far northeast.Sunday 13 JanuaryIsolated showers in a band from Lower Eyre Peninsula through to the Murraylands and Upper South East districts. Possible isolated showers over remaining agricultural areas and the west coast, all clearing by late evening. Mild to warm about southern agricultural areas, hot to very hot elsewhere. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds extending through to the far northeast corner by the end of the day. Moderate to fresh northerly winds in the far northeast.Monday 14 JanuaryFine. Partly cloudy about the coast, mostly sunny well inland. Mild to warm, grading to hot to very hot over the Flinders and Pastoral districts. Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday evening until midnight Monday are expected to be generally less than 2 mm, although local falls of 2 to 5 mm are possible across the southern agricultural area.Tuesday until ThursdayFine apart from isolated onshore showers clearing from the south by midday Wednesday. Becoming warmer as southerly winds turn northeasterly ahead of a milder southwesterly wind change over western parts of the State late in the period, possibly bringing isolated showers.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Friday.Product IDS10033
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