Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 3/15 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A front will move across the State from the west during Monday, reaching a line Marla to Port Augusta to Goolwa late evening, followed by a vigorous cold front on Tuesday. Another front will move across the south on Wednesday and a high pressure ridge will develop over the north of the State.
Forecast for the rest of MondayThe slight chance of showers in the west, extending eastwards to reach a line Coober Pedy to Loxton late evening, with a medium chance of showers over the agricultural area in the late afternoon or evening. A warm day with strengthening northerly winds, ahead of a cooler, fresh to strong west to southwesterly change in the far west, extending eastwards to reach a line near Marla to Port Augusta to Goolwa late evening.Tuesday 5 MayShowers over the agricultural area and south of the Pastoral districts, grading from a slight chance in the north to a very high chance in the south. Showers easing throughout in the afternoon and contracting southwards. Possible morning thunderstorms and small hail over the Lower South East district. Cool to cold grading to mild in the far northeast. Fresh to strong northwest to southwesterly winds, reaching gale force near the coasts and southern ranges, gradually easing during the afternoon and evening.Wednesday 6 MayA medium to high chance of showers over the southern agricultural area, with a slight chance over the west coast, northern agricultural area and far south of the pastoral districts. Cool with moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds, strong about southern coasts in the morning, tending light southerly in the north.Thursday 7 May
Areas of morning fog over the West Coast and Eastern Eyre Peninsula districts and the south of the pastoral districts. The slight chance of showers over the southern agricultural area and west coast, more likely about southern coasts. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh westerly winds, tending light to moderate southerly in the north.
Cumulative rainfall totals until midnight Thursday are expected to be 2 to 10 mm over the southern agricultural area, increasing to 10 to 20 mm about the southern Mount Lofty Ranges and in the Lower South East. Falls of less than 2 mm elsewhere.
Friday until SundayA slight chance of showers about the southern agricultural area on Friday, more likely about southern coasts, extending into the south of the pastorals on Saturday and Sunday and becoming more likely over the southern agricultural area.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Monday.Product IDS10033
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