Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 22/16 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system is centred over the Tasman Sea. A significant cold front is forecast to move across the east of the State this evening then a high pressure system will move over the northern parts of the State during on Monday and Tuesday. Another front will move across the south of the State on Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayRain over eastern parts, easing and contracting to the far northeast of the State during this evening. The chance of showers over the southern agricultural area following the rain. Possible isolated gusty thunderstorms developing about southern coasts during the evening. Fresh and gusty northerly winds in the east with fresh westerly elsewhere extending over remaining parts during the evening, strong at times about the coasts and ranges.Monday 23 MayPossible isolated thunderstorms near southern coasts during the early morning. Slight to medium chance of showers over the southern agricultural area, more likely in the south, contracting south during the morning and mostly clearing in the afternoon. A slight chance of an early shower in the far north east. Cool to mild with moderate southwest to southeasterly winds turning northeasterly in the far west.Tuesday 24 MayFine apart from the slight chance of a shower about the Lower South East coast during the morning and about the far west of the West Coast district in the late evening. Cool to mild with moderate to fresh northerly winds.Wednesday 25 MaySlight to medium chance of showers extending over parts of the State south of Coober Pedy to Broken Hill, increasing to a medium to high chance south of about Leigh Creek. Cool in the south grading to warm in the northwest with mainly moderate north to northwesterly winds becoming westerly in the west.Thursday 26 May
Slight to medium chance of showers over parts of the State south of Moomba to Pukatja/Ernabella, increasing to a medium to high chance south of about Coober Pedy. Cool in the south, warm in the north with mainly moderate west to southwesterly winds.
Cumulative rainfall totals until midnight Thursday are expected to be less than 2 mm over the northern pastoral districts, increasing to 2 to 10 mm about the southern pastorals, northern agricultural area and western districts, and to 10 to 15 mm about the southern agricultural area. Local falls of 15 to 25 mm are possible about southern coasts and the Mt Lofty Ranges.
Friday until Sunday
The chance of showers over the agricultural area and northeast of about Broken Hill to Coober Pedy, contracting to the southern agricultural area on Saturday. The chance of showers developing about the southern coasts later on Sunday. Cool to mild with northwest to southwesterly winds turning northeast to northwesterly during the period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am CST Monday.Product IDS10033
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