Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 29/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A cold front is expected to be near Nullarbor late morning and move across the majority of the State today, then the far northeast on Tuesday. A low is expected to develop south of Kangaroo Island tonight and extend a more vigorous front over central and southern coastal districts overnight. Another front will pass over southern coasts on Wednesday before a high develops over the State on Thursday and then moves east on Friday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayFine in the far northeast. Isolated showers over the agricultural area and parts of the pastoral districts, increasing to areas of patchy rain during the afternoon and evening over central and eastern parts. Possible isolated squally thunderstorms. Hot with fresh north to northwesterly winds, becoming strong to gale force in parts during the day, bringing areas of thick raised dust. Winds turning cooler fresh to strong south to southwest in the west and westerly about central parts, reaching gale force about central coasts in the evening.Tuesday 1 OctoberIsolated showers over the west coast and agricultural area, contracting to southern coasts during the afternoon and evening. Patchy rain and possible thunderstorms over the Flinders and Northeast Pastoral, clearing east of the border during the morning. Cooler fresh southwest winds extending throughout in the morning, strong to gale force about southern coasts at first.Wednesday 2 OctoberIsolated showers over the agricultural areas and west coast, increasing to scattered showers about southern coasts and ranges. Showers contracting to southern coasts during the evening. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh northwest to southwesterly winds, strong about southern coasts.Thursday 3 OctoberIsolated showers about southern coasts during the morning, otherwise fine. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, becoming variable during the day. Mild in the south, warm to hot in the north. Cumulative rainfall totals from Monday morning to midnight Thursday are expected to be 2 to 5 mm over the agricultural area and south of the Northeast Pastoral, increasing to 5 to 15 over the southern agricultural area east of Spencer Gulf and reaching 15 to 25 mm in the Lower South East. Less than 2 mm elsewhere.Friday until SundayFine conditions with mild to warm temperatures in the south, grading to hot in the north and west. Light to moderate northerly winds, becoming fresh northerly on Saturday ahead of a milder southwesterly change. Possible isolated showers about southern coasts on Sunday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Monday.Product IDS10033
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