MELBOURNE - May 16/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system over Bass Strait will move eastwards to reach the Tasman Sea by Thursday afternoon. A slow-moving high south of Western Australia will track eastwards during Thursday and Friday, reaching the eastern states at the weekend. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayEarly morning fog, mostly over the northern agricultural area and Pastoral districts. Isolated showers over the southern agricultural area, possibly scattered about northern Spencer Gulf for a period during the morning. Possible isolated afternoon showers over the northern agricultural area and southern Pastoral districts. Cool to mild with generally light to moderate southwest to southerly winds.Friday 17 MayPossible isolated showers over the southern agricultural area contracting to southern coasts later in the day. Areas of fog in the west with possible fog and frost on and east of the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges. Cool to mild with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds becoming light and variable in the west.Saturday 18 MayPossible isolated showers clearing from the southern coasts later in the day. Areas of fog with possible frost on and east of the ranges. Cool to mild. Mainly light southerly winds, tending variable in the west.Sunday 19 MayEarly morning frost on and east of the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges. Fine at first. Some patchy rain developing over the west during the afternoon and evening, possibly extending over southern coastal areas. Generally mild, warmer in the far west. Mainly light winds turning light to moderate west to northwesterly over western and southern parts of the State. Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday morning through to midnight Sunday are expected to be 2 to 5 mm over the agricultural area and the far west with isolated falls of 5 to 10 mm about coasts and ranges south of about Peterborough. Less than 2 mm elsewhere.Monday until WednesdayPatchy rain moving over the State early next week with isolated showers to follow over agricultural areas. Mild to warm with northwesterly winds ahead of a cooler southwest to southerly change.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Thursday.Product IDS10033 Notice Board 31 additional forecast locations for SA Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Marketing 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 04:45 on Thursday 16 May 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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