Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 27/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure will move over the Northeast Pastoral district this afternoon and evening as a cold front moves across the agricultural area. Another front will cross the south on Thursday, with a high to the southwest of Perth extending a ridge over South Australia on Friday. A series of weak fronts will pass to the south on Saturday and Sunday.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayAreas of rain over central and eastern parts of the State will contract northeast this evening, with isolated showers to follow. Patchy rain extending into the North East Pastoral district. Possible isolated thunderstorms across over the pastoral districts, contracting further northeast this evening. Warm to hot with fresh and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds in the far northeast, moderate to fresh southwest winds elsewhere. Westerly winds strong at times near the coast.Thursday 28 MarchAreas of rain northeast of about Coober Pedy to Renmark, easing to isolated showers and contracting to northeast of Oodnadatta to Broken Hill late evening. Isolated showers over Kangaroo Island, the Mount Lofty Ranges and the South East with possible showers over the agricultural area and West Coast, contracting to southern coasts by afternoon. Scattered showers and possible thunderstorms over the Lower South East during the morning. Cool to mild, grading to hot in the far northeast. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds extending throughout.Friday 29 MarchIsolated showers north of about Coober Pedy, increasing to areas of rain in the far northwest. Possible isolated showers about coastal districts. Mild to warm with mainly moderate southwest to southeast winds.Saturday 30 MarchIsolated showers north of Woomera, increasing to areas of rain of about Coober Pedy. Isolated showers developing about the southern agricultural area and west coast, scattered about the Lower South East districts.Sunday 31 MarchIsolated showers in the far northeast clearing during the day. Isolated showers over the southern agricultural area and the west coast. Mild with moderate southwest to southeast winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Wednesday until midnight Sunday are expected to be 2 to 5 mm over the southern agricultural area, increasing to 5 to 10 mm about the Mount Lofty Ranges and Lower South East. Less than 2 mm is expected over the northern agricultural area, south of the pastoral districts and west coast. Falls of 5 to 20 mm are expected across the north of the Pastoral districts with local falls of 20 to 50 mm possible in the northwest.Monday until WednesdayPossible light showers about the coasts. Cool to mild with light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Thursday.Product IDS10033
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