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Lower South East District Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 4:25 pm CST on Friday 18 April 2025.

Weather Situation

A linked trough and cold front in the west will sweep over central parts of the state through Saturday, exiting in the east early Sunday. Behind this change a high pressure system will move into the Bight bringing stable conditions across the state into the new week.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Partly cloudy. Light winds.

Saturday 19 April

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast at night. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending north to northwesterly in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to around 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Fire Danger - High

Sun protection 9:50am to 2:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Showers increasing. Mount Gambier 12 27
Shower or two. Naracoorte 14 28
Shower or two. Coonawarra 13 27
Shower or two. Robe 14 24

Sunday 20 April

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning west to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.

Monday 21 April

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning southerly 25 to 40 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching around 20.

Tuesday 22 April

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the south, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h turning southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 23.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am CST Saturday.

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