Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 21/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system 1025 hPa centred over Bass Strait and is moving east. A low south of Perth 1005 hPa will move east over the Bight on Wednesday morning and then near Kangaroo Island on Thursday morning and Mount Gambier on Thursday evening.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdayPatchy rain developing west of about Marla to Roxby Downs to Venus Bay from late morning, increasing to areas of rain west of about Ernabella to Coober Pedy to Ceduna. Cold early with morning frost patches on and east of the ranges. Possible morning fog patches over the southeast. A cool to mild day with light to moderate northeast to northwesterly winds.Wednesday 23 JulyPatchy rain in the west extending over the remainder southwest of Oodnadatta to Marree, increasing to areas of rain over western and central districts south of Tarcoola. Possible isolated thunderstorms about the West Coast and Lower Eyre Peninsula. Cool in the south grading to mild in the north. Light to moderate northeast to northwesterly winds, fresh at times during the afternoon, turning moderate to fresh west to southwesterly in the west.Thursday 24 JulyAreas of rain southeast of Streaky Bay to Hawker contracting to the southeast in the evening. Isolated showers south of Coober Pedy following the rain, scattered about the western coast of Eyre Peninsula. Possible isolated thunderstorms about southern Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and southern Eyre Peninsula. Cool with moderate to fresh northwest to southwesterly winds, tending light variable about the South East districts.Friday 25 July
Scattered showers about the western coast of Eyre Peninsula and about southern coasts and ranges, easing to isolated showers by evening. Isolated showers over the remainder of the agricultural area and southern parts of the Flinders and Pastoral districts. Possible thunderstorms about southern coasts during the early morning. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Tuesday to midnight Friday are expected to be 10 to 20 mm about the west coast, agricultural area and far south of the Northwest Pastoral, reaching 20 to 35 mm about western parts of Eyre Peninsula and southern parts of the Mount Lofty Ranges. 2 to 10 mm over the remainder southwest of Ernabella to Yunta. Less than 2 mm to the northeast.
Saturday until MondaySlight chance of showers over the southern agricultural area on Saturday, contracting to southern coasts on Sunday and Monday. Cool to mild with light to moderate northeast to northwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Tuesday.Product IDS10033
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