MELBOURNE - Feb 28/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A trough of low pressure over the North East Pastoral is moving northeast and will extend into Queensland on Sunday morning. A high will develop south of the Bight early Sunday and move quickly eastwards to be over the Tasman Sea early next week. A series of weak fronts will pass to the south of the State during the coming week, with a ridge of high pressure being maintained over the southern part of the State. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayShowers and possible thunderstorms contracting northeastwards during the evening. Hot in the northeast, with a milder southwest to southerly change extending over the remainder. Possible areas of raised dust about Flinders and Pastoral districts.Sunday 1 MarchThe slight chance of early morning showers and possible thunder over the Flinders, Riverland and south of the North East Pastoral, and also over the North West Pastoral northwest of Coober Pedy. The slight chance of showers about southern coasts, clearing in the afternoon. Fine for the remainder apart from the slight chance of rain west of Ceduna in the evening. Cool to mild in the south, warm to hot in the north. Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds.Monday 2 MarchThe slight chance of rain areas developing over Eyre Peninsula, and the North West Pastoral and West Coast districts, more likely west of Ceduna. Fine over the remainder. Cool to mild in the south, warm to hot in the north. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly winds.Tuesday 3 MarchPatchy rain over the Flinders and Northwest Pastoral districts, more likely west of Tarcoola, but easing and contracting to the northwest during the day. A slight chance of showers about southern coasts clearing in the afternoon. Cool to mild in the south, warm to hot in the north. Moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.Wednesday 4 March The slight chance of showers developing over the southern agricultural area, more likely in the Lower South East. The slight chance of showers over the North West Pastoral west of Coober Pedy. Cool to mild in the south, warm to hot in the north. Moderate southwest to southeasterly winds. Cumulative rainfall totals until midnight Wednesday are expected to be generally less than 2 mm, with possible falls of 2 to 5 mm in the Lower South East and West Coast district. Isolated falls of 10 to 20 mm are possible in areas of rain and thunderstorms west of Ceduna to Ernabella. Thursday until SaturdayFine apart from the slight chance of showers near the coasts and Mount Lofty Ranges. Cool in the south grading to warm to hot in the far north. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CDT Sunday.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 13:00 on Saturday 28 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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