MELBOURNE - Feb 17/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high 1022 hPa south of the Bight will move slowly east to be centred over the Tasman Sea by Thursday. A trough of low pressure will develop over far western parts of the State on Friday then move east on Sunday and Monday. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayMorning drizzle about the Lower South East south of Mount Gambier. The chance of showers and thunderstorms over the Northeast Pastoral district, with a slight chance of showers over the north of the Flinders. Mild about southern coasts grading to hot in the far north. Light to moderate southeasterly winds, fresh about the ranges in the morning and late evening. Fresh afternoon coastal sea breezes.Thursday 19 FebruaryFine apart from the slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms over the North East Pastoral. Warm about southern coasts, hot over the remainder. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds and afternoon sea breezes.Friday 20 FebruaryDry apart from the slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over North East Pastoral district south of Moomba. Hot with light to moderate northerly winds, freshening in the west. Moderate afternoon coastal sea breezes.Saturday 21 February Hot to very hot with moderate to fresh northerly winds ahead of a milder southerly change in the far west. Slight chance of afternoon showers over the West Coast, Eyre Peninsula and eastern border districts south of about Lameroo. Cumulative rainfall totals until midnight Saturday are expected to be less than 1 mm, with isolated falls of 1 to 5 mm over the North East Pastoral associated with thunderstorms. Sunday until TuesdayDry and hot to very hot ahead of a milder southerly change extending east during the period. Slight chance of showers developing over the agricultural area and far south of the pastoral districts, contracting to western and southern coasts by Tuesday.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CDT Wednesday.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 Twitter Youtube Blog Google+ Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 19:45 on Tuesday 17 February 2015 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2015, 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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