Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 31/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A series of cold fronts associated with a deep low well to the south of the State will move across southern parts of the state today and Friday morning. A high will develop over the Bight later Friday and then move east to be near the Victorian border Saturday evening.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers south of Tarcoola to Yunta, increasing to scattered about the southern agricultural area. Possible small hail and isolated squally thunderstorms developing south of about Adelaide during the evening. Fresh to strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds possibly reaching gale force about southern coasts and ranges.Friday 1 AugustIsolated showers over the agricultural area, scattered during the morning about the southern agricultural area east of Port Lincoln and also about the southern Flinders Ranges. Showers contracting to southern coasts and ranges during the afternoon and evening. Isolated squally thunderstorms south of about Adelaide until late afternoon. Possible hail over the agricultural area, contracting east during the day. Possible snow about the higher peaks of the Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges during the morning. Cool to cold with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong about the coasts and possibly reaching gale force about southern coasts, easing to light to moderate southerly by evening.Saturday 2 AugustPossible isolated showers about the southern coastal areas. Fine elsewhere. A cold to very cold morning with areas of frost. Cool to mild during the day with light winds becoming moderate northeasterly winds.Sunday 3 AugustPossible isolated showers about the Lower South East coast. Fine elsewhere. A cold morning with areas of frost. Cool to mild during the day with light to moderate northeast to northwesterly winds.Monday 4 August
A cold morning with areas of frost. Fine and cool to mild during the day with light to moderate southeasterly winds tending northwesterly in the far south.
Cumulative rainfall totals from Thursday afternoon to midnight Monday are expected to be less than 5 mm over the northern agricultural area and south of the pastorals, increasing to 5 to 15 mm over the southern agricultural area, 15 to 25 mm about the South East districts and Mount Lofty Ranges.
Tuesday until ThursdaySlight chance of a light shower about the Lower South East coast until Thursday. Slight chance of isolated showers over the north of the Northeast Pastoral district. Areas of morning frost on Tuesday. Cool to mild with moderate southeasterly winds turning north to northwesterly later in the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Friday.Product IDS10033
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