MELBOURNE - Aug 29/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A ridge of high pressure over South Australia extending from the southern Tasman Sea will weaken during Saturday as a trough of low pressure moves into the far west of the State. The trough will continue to move eastwards, reaching a line near Coober Pedy to Mount Gambier late Sunday. A cold front will move northeastwards across the State on Monday. A high pressure system will develop over the Bight on Tuesday then another front will move across southern parts of the State on Thursday. Forecast for the rest of FridayFine. A mild to warm evening. Light to moderate northeast to northerly winds.Saturday 30 AugustFine. Warm, grading to hot west of about Ceduna. Moderate northerly winds, fresh in the west and south, ahead of a milder, moderate southerly change developing west of Ceduna in the afternoon and evening.Sunday 31 AugustSlight chance of showers developing over the West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island during the morning then extending to remaining parts south of about Tarcoola to Port Augusta to Renmark during the afternoon and evening. Showers more likely about the western and southern coasts during the afternoon and evening. Warm grading to hot in the far north, with moderate to fresh northerly winds, ahead of a cooler moderate southwesterly change in the far west extending to Coober Pedy to Adelaide to Mount Gambier in the evening.Monday 1 SeptemberShowers over the agricultural area and south of the Pastoral districts, with the chance of showers extending northwards to about Coober Pedy. Showers more likely with possible isolated thunderstorms over central and eastern parts south of about Port Augusta. Possible small hail south of Kingscote to Keith. Cool to cold, grading to mild in the far north with moderate northwest winds in the northeast, turning fresh southwesterly over the remainder.Tuesday 2 September Chance of showers about southern agricultural area, more likely about southern coasts. Showers easing and contracting southeast during the day. Cool to mild with light to moderate southerly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals from Friday to midnight Tuesday are expected to be 1 to 5 mm over the northern agricultural area, 5 to 10 mm over the southern agricultural area with isolated falls of 10 to 15 mm over southern coasts and ranges. Less than 1 mm is expected further north over areas south of about Coober Pedy. Wednesday until FridayShowers developing over the agricultural areas later on Wednesday, more likely about southern coasts. Showers over the agricultural areas on Thursday with the chance of showers extending into the southern parts of the pastoral districts, all easing and contracting south on Friday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Saturday.Product IDS10033 Notice Board 31 additional forecast locations for SA Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Ceduna weather Giles weather Mount Gambier weather Woomera weather Other Information About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Book order form: History of Floods in SA (pdf) Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage MetEye™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Business Entry Point Facebook Google+ Youtube Blog Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 19:30 on Friday 29 August 2014 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2014, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); var _nol = { pvar: { cid: "abm", content: "0", server: "secure-au" } }; (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = '//secure-au.imrworldwide.com/v60a.js'; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); })();
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