Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 21/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
An intense low pressure system south of Mount Gambier is expected to move to the south of Tasmania this evening. A series of cold fronts embedded in a broad westerly flow will move across southern parts of the State on Friday and Saturday as a weak high becomes established over South Australia. The high is expected to move eastwards to be over the Tasman Sea by Monday night.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers over southern coastal districts with possible showers over the remainder of the southern agricultural area. Showers contracting to the southern coasts during the evening. A cool to mild evening, grading to mild to warm in the far northeast. Fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds tending southwest to southeasterly and easing from the west during the evening.Friday 22 MarchPossible isolated showers north of Coober Pedy with possible afternoon thunderstorms in the far northeast. Isolated showers about southern coasts with possible isolated light showers elsewhere south of about Tarcoola to Port Augusta to Renmark. Cool to mild in the south with moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds. Warm to hot in the north with moderate south to southeasterly winds.Saturday 23 MarchPossible isolated showers over southern agricultural areas with isolated showers about southern coasts. Possible isolated showers north of about Coober Pedy. Moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds, tending southeasterly over northern parts of the State. Warm to hot in the north, cool to mild in the south.Sunday 24 MarchPossible isolated showers north of Coober Pedy. Isolated showers about southern coasts with possible isolated showers over remaining parts of the southern agricultural area, all contracting to southern coasts during the day. Moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds. Mild to warm, grading to hot in the north and west.Monday 25 March
Possible light isolated morning showers about the southern coasts. Isolated showers developing over the Northwest Pastoral district. Mild to warm in the south grading to warm to hot in the north. Winds becoming moderate northeast to northwesterly throughout.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday afternoon until midnight Monday are expected to be 2 to 5 mm over southern agricultural areas increasing 5 to 15 mm about southern coasts and ranges. Less than 2 mm is expected elsewhere
Tuesday until ThursdayIsolated showers in the west gradually extending over the State during Wednesday and Thursday. Showers increasing to scattered showers over agricultural areas. Warm to hot on Tuesday with northerly winds, ahead of a cooler southwesterly change mid-week.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Friday.Product IDS10033
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