North East Pastoral District Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm CST on Friday 20 September 2024.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure extends across the north and directs a westerly airstream over the south, with a couple of cold fronts embedded in the westerly airstream today and Saturday. The ridge will move southwards on Sunday then a trough over WA will move across SA early to mid next week and a cold front will move across the south. A high pressure system will move across waters to the south later in the week.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Clear. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.

Saturday 21 September

Mostly sunny. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 9:00am to 3:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Leigh Creek 7 22
Sunny. Marree 8 25
Sunny. Moomba 8 25
Partly cloudy. Oodnadatta 10 26
Partly cloudy. Yunta 6 21

Sunday 22 September

Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29.

Monday 23 September

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower west of Leigh Creek, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly during the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Tuesday 24 September

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Leigh Creek. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning northerly 25 to 40 km/h during the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 33.

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

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