MELBOURNE - Jan 31/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A cold front moved over southern parts of the State today as a high pressure system develops to the west of the Bight. The high will remain over the Bight during the weekend then move east of the State by Tuesday next week. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers over the agricultural area, West Coast district and far south of the pastoral districts. Cool in the south, grading to warm to hot in the far north. Fresh southwest to southerly winds.Friday 1 FebruaryIsolated showers over the southern agricultural area, with possible isolated light morning showers over the northern agricultural area and West Coast district. Cool over the agricultural area, grading to mild further north. Fresh southerly winds.Saturday 2 FebruaryIsolated showers over southern coasts. Possible isolated light morning showers over the remainder of the coasts. Cool to mild, grading to warm in the far north. Moderate to fresh southerly winds.Sunday 3 FebruaryPossible isolated light showers about southern coasts and ranges. Mild in the south, warm in the north. Light to moderate south to southeast winds and fresh afternoon coastal sea breezes.Monday 4 FebruaryPossible isolated morning showers about far southern coasts. Mild to warm in the south, hot inland and in the north. Light to moderate east to southeast winds and fresh afternoon sea breezes. Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday afternoon to midnight Monday are expected to be less than 2 mm over the northern agricultural area and West Coast, increasing to 2 to 5 mm over the southern agricultural area.Tuesday until ThursdayFine apart from possible showers developing about far southern coasts late on Thursday. Temperatures increasing to warm to hot during Tuesday and Wednesday then becoming milder late in the period. Light to moderate northerly winds. Afternoon sea breezes. Winds shifting southerly over southern parts late in the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Friday.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 13:30 on Thursday 31 January 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, 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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