North East Pastoral District Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm CDT on Thursday 30 November 2023.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system south of WA maintains a stable southeasterly airflow over the south of the state, while a low pressure trough will move over the north of SA. The high pressure system will move slowly eastwards over the next few days to be centred over the southern Tasman Sea later Sunday. Another broad trough of low pressure will push into the west and north of the State early next week.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers north of Oodnadatta, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Leigh Creek, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Friday 1 December

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower north of Leigh Creek in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Leigh Creek in the morning and early afternoon. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 35.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 9:00am to 5:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Leigh Creek 19 30
Partly cloudy. Marree 20 33
Possible morning storm. Showers. Moomba 20 32
Mostly sunny. Oodnadatta 20 34
Partly cloudy. Yunta 14 27

Saturday 2 December

Mostly sunny. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 37.

Sunday 3 December

Sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending easterly during the morning then becoming light during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 39.

Monday 4 December

Sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the day then becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 42.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am CDT Friday.

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