Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 8/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high centred over the Tasman Sea will remain near stationary for the remainder of the week. A low pressure trough will move across the Far West Coast later in the week, then continuing across South Australia at the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayDry. Warm to hot. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, fresh to strong at times in the west with possible areas of raised dust.Thursday 9 MayDry apart from some isolated light morning showers west of about Nullarbor. Warm to hot throughout. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, strong at times in the west with possible areas of raised dust.Friday 10 MayWarm to hot. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, strong at times over western and central districts with possible areas of raised dust. High cloud increasing in the west with some patchy rain developing west of about Nullarbor later in the day.Saturday 11 MayA band of rain extending across western parts of the State reaching a line about Coober Pedy to Port Augusta to Bordertown by the end of the day. Warm to hot with fresh northerly winds ahead of a cooler southwest to southerly change moving across western and central parts of South Australia reaching about Leigh Creek to Bordertown late evening.Sunday 12 MayA band of rain moving over central and eastern parts, before clearing to the east in the afternoon. Isolated showers persisting about coastal districts following the rain. Warm to hot with fresh northerly winds ahead of the cooler southwest to southerly change extending into the Northeast Pastoral district in the evening. Cumulative rainfall totals from Wednesday afternoon through to midnight Sunday are expected to be 2 to 15 mm, decreasing to less than 2 mm northeast of a line Oodnadatta to Renmark.Monday until WednesdayIsolated showers mostly about agricultural areas and western coasts, gradually contracting to coastal parts mid-week. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds, easing and becoming south to southeasterly later in the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Thursday.Product IDS10033
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