Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 3/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred just east of Tasmania will move slowly east over the Tasman Sea on Tuesday and Wednesday. A trough of low pressure will move across the west and south of the State on Tuesday, then another high will develop south of the Bight on later on Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers and possible afternoon and evening thunderstorms about the eastern border parts of the Northeast Pastoral district. Fine elsewhere. Warm about southern coasts, grading to hot elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds and moderate afternoon coastal sea breezes.Tuesday 4 MarchIsolated showers and thunderstorms chiefly during the afternoon and early evening east of about Lameroo to Clare to Marree. Showers and thunderstorms increasing to scattered about the northeast border late afternoon. Generally hot with moderate northeast to northwesterly winds, fresh about parts of the West Coast, Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Winds shifting moderate to fresh southwest to southerly in the west and south during the afternoon and evening.Wednesday 5 MarchThe chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Northeast Pastoral district chiefly in the afternoon and early evening. Fine over the remainder apart from possible light morning showers about southern and western coasts. Mild about southern and western coasts grading to hot in the far north, with moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds.Thursday 6 MarchFine apart from possible isolated showers and thunderstorms over the North East Pastoral district, chiefly in the afternoon and evening. Mild about southern coasts grading to hot in the far north with moderate south to southeasterly winds, fresh at times.Friday 7 MarchFine apart from possible isolated showers and possible thunderstorms over the far northeast. Mild in the south grading to warm in the north. Moderate southeasterly winds, fresh at times. Cumulative rainfall totals from Monday to midnight Friday are expected to be up to 10 mm with shower and thunderstorm activity in the northeast and near the eastern border. Less than 1 mm is expected with light showers about southern and western coasts on Wednesday.Saturday until MondayPossible showers and thunderstorms continuing over the Northeast Pastoral. Fine and warm to hot elsewhere with southeast to northeasterly winds. Northerly winds freshening and temperatures becoming hot throughout later in the period ahead of a southerly change expected to move across western parts on Sunday then the remainder on Monday. Possible showers developing with the trough passage.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Tuesday.Product IDS10033
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