Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 30/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weak trough is moving across the State today and a cold front will move across waters to the south on Sunday. A ridge of high pressure will develop over the State during the weekend.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayFine apart from possible light patchy rain about the Northeast Pastoral district and the north of the Flinders district contracting east during the day. The chance of isolated thunderstorms in the Northeast Pastoral district north of about Leigh Creek during the morning. Possible early morning fog patches over Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and the Lower South East. Warm in the south, grading to very hot in the far north. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds, with areas of raised dust in the northeast during the morning, otherwise Light to moderate north to northwesterly winds, shifting northwest to westerly later in the day.Sunday 1 SeptemberFine. Warm in the south grading to hot in the north. Light to moderate west to northwesterly winds, fresh in the south.Monday 2 SeptemberPossible isolated showers in the far west of the state. Warm in the south, grading to hot to very hot in the north. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, becoming moderate to fresh northeast to northerly in the west.Tuesday 3 SeptemberFine. Warm to hot in the south, grading to very hot in the far north. Generally moderate northerly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Saturday morning to midnight Tuesday are expected to be mostly less than 2 mm.Wednesday until FridayIsolated showers developing over the West Coast district and southern agricultural area on Wednesday then extending over remaining agricultural areas and the south of the Pastoral districts during Thursday and Friday. Warm in the south grading to very hot in the northeast with moderate northeast to northwesterly winds ahead of a milder southerly change in the west on Wednesday then extending throughout during the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Saturday.Product IDS10033
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