MELBOURNE - Dec 10/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system and associated low pressure trough over central inland parts of the State will move eastwards during this evening. A high pressure system will develop southwest of the Bight on Wednesday and then move south of the Bight on Thursday to be centred over the Tasman Sea on Friday. A new trough of low pressure will move over western and southern parts on Sunday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayShowers over most districts north of about Keith and east of Ceduna to Giles. Chance of thunderstorms north of about Keith, more likely north of about Adelaide. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds about southern parts, strong at times about the coasts, tending north to northwesterly in the north. Winds fresh to strong and gusty over western districts.Thursday 11 DecemberThe slight chance of showers and thunderstorms northeast of Oodnadatta to Woomera to Clare, more likely over the Flinders and North East Pastoral districts. Showers and thunderstorms contracting to the far northeast during the afternoon. Slight chance of light morning showers about Kangaroo Island, Eastern Eyre Peninsula coast and western coasts. Mild in the south grading to warm to hot in the north. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds extending throughout.Friday 12 DecemberFine apart from the slight chance of early morning showers and thunderstorms northeast of about Broken Hill to Moomba. Cool to mild in the south, hot in the north. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.Saturday 13 December Fine. Warm to hot about the coasts, hot to very hot inland. Light to moderate northeast to southeasterly winds, tending moderate southerly in the south during the day. Cumulative rainfall totals through to midnight Saturday are expected to be 2 to 10 mm over the agricultural area north of about Keith, possibly increasing to localised values of 10 to 20 mm with thunderstorms, less then 2 mm elsewhere. Sunday 14 December The chance of showers developing about the coasts. Warm to hot, grading to very hot in the north. Moderate to fresh northerly winds ahead of milder, fresh southerly change extending over the west during the day. Cumulative rainfall totals through to midnight Sunday are expected to be 2 to 10 mm over the agricultural area north of about Kingscote to Keith, possibly increasing to localised values of 10 to 20 mm with thunderstorms, less then 2 mm elsewhere. Monday until WednesdayChance of showers over the agricultural area clearing during Tuesday. Showers northwest of Coober Pedy. Mild to warm in the south grading to hot to very hot in the north.Moderate to fresh southeast to southwesterly winds extending throughout during Monday then easing during the period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Thursday.Product IDS10033 Notice Board 31 additional forecast locations for SA Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages --> Rainfall Forecast Terminology Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Ceduna weather Giles weather Mount Gambier weather Woomera weather Other Information Fire Weather Forecast Areas 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 09:45 on Wednesday 10 December 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 ? 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