MELBOURNE - Sep 22/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high is centred over the Tasman Sea. A low pressure system and associated trough will move into the west of the State on Tuesday, then extend to central and eastern parts during Wednesday. A new high pressure system will develop over the north on Thursday and Friday. Forecast for the rest of MondayA fine and mild to warm evening with a shower or two developing about the western border. Moderate to fresh northeasterly winds, strong and gusty in the west.Tuesday 23 SeptemberFine and warm to hot in the east with increasing cloud. Showers and possible thunderstorms developing over western parts of the State, extending to central and eastern parts during the afternoon and evening. Showers more likely in the west and increasing to areas of rain in the evening. Moderate to fresh northeast to northerly winds. Milder temperatures with northwest to southwesterly winds developing in the west during the afternoon.Wednesday 24 SeptemberShowers and patchy of rain over the agricultural areas and southeastern parts of the pastoral districts. Possible thunderstorms southeast of about Ceduna to Moomba. Rain contracting towards the eastern border by evening. Mild to warm, hot in the far northeast. Moderate to fresh northeast to northwesterly winds in the east, ahead of a moderate to fresh southeast to southwesterly change developing from the west and extending throughout by late evening.Thursday 25 SeptemberMorning fog patches in the far west. Showers about southern coasts and ranges, possibly also extending to coastal parts of Eyre Peninsula, the Flinders, Mid North and Murraylands, all easing during the day. Cool to mild with light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.Friday 26 September Showers about southern coasts, possibly extending to the remainder of the southern agricultural area. Morning fog patches over Eyre Peninsula and northern agricultural districts. Mild with light to moderate westerly winds, tending northerly during the day in the west. Cumulative rainfall totals from Monday until midnight Friday are expected to be about 5 to 10 mm about the southern Pastorals, Flinders and the agricultural areas, reaching 10 to 20 mm over the Nullarbor southern pastorals, Flinders and parts of the Mid North. Localised falls of 20 to 30 mm are possible with thunderstorms and heavier rain areas. Less than 2 mm is expected over the northern Pastoral districts. Saturday until MondayFine with warm temperatures and freshening northerly winds on Saturday. Showers developing about western coasts during Sunday evening then extending over the agricultural areas on Monday. Fresh to strong north to northwesterly winds on Sunday shifting milder westerly on Monday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Tuesday.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 19:15 on Monday 22 September 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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