MELBOURNE - Feb 26/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system southwest of Perth will gradually move eastwards this week to be south of Adelaide Thursday night and over Tasmania at the weekend. Severe Tropical Cyclone Rusty lies just north of Port Hedland (WA) and is expected to weaken as it moves southwards over Western Australia this week. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayAreas of rain extending over most parts of the state during the morning, before all contracting north of a line Tarcoola to Port Augusta to Renmark by the end of the day. isolated showers in the northeast of the state mainly during the afternoon and evening. Possible isolated showers about southern and western coasts following the rain. Possible isolated thunderstorms developing over the Northeast Pastoral district during the afternoon. Mild to warm in the south and west grading to hot in the northeast. Mainly moderate east to southeasterly winds.Thursday 28 FebruaryPatchy rain north of about Tarcoola to Port Augusta to Renmark increasing to widespread rain in the far northwest. Rain clearing from the east during the morning, while over the Northwest Pastoral district, the rain will ease and contract westwards towards the border during the day. Possible isolated coastal showers clearing during the day. Cool to mild in the south and west grading to warm to hot in the far northeast. Mainly moderate east to southeasterly winds.Friday 1 MarchFine apart from patchy rain over areas west of about Marla to Nullarbor, possibly increasing to areas of rain about the western border of the northwest Pastoral district. Cool to mild in the south and west grading to warm in the northeast. mainly southeast to easterly winds, turning northeasterly in the far northwest of the State.Saturday 2 March Fine apart from patchy rain west of about Ernabella to Nullarbor. Generally warm to hot with mainly moderate southeast to northeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Wednesday morning until midnight Saturday are expected to range from less than 5 mm in the southeast and northeast corners of the State, to 5 to 15 mm over northern agricultural and southern pastoral areas with isolated falls of 15 to 25 mm possible. Rain over the far Northwest Pastoral districts may produce falls of 30 to 50 mm. Sunday until TuesdayPatchy rain clearing from the west before a change moves across the western and southern parts of the State later in the period, bringing isolated showers. Possible showers and thunderstorms developing in the northeast early next week.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CDT Wednesday.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 02:30 on Wednesday 27 February 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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