North West Pastoral District Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 5:40 am CST on Tuesday 30 May 2023.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the northwest extends a ridge across the north of SA maintaining a broad westerly flow over southern parts of the state. The high will move slowly eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea on Wednesday as a cold front clips the far south. A low pressure system will move south of the Bight on Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog south of Woomera. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection 10:50am to 2:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Coober Pedy 23
Partly cloudy. Roxby Downs 23
Partly cloudy. Woomera 22
Mostly sunny. Pukatja/Ernabella 21
Mostly sunny. Marla 23
Partly cloudy. Oak Valley 24
Mostly sunny. Tarcoola 24

Wednesday 31 May

Mostly sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s.

Thursday 1 June

Partly cloudy. Winds northerly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

Friday 2 June

Sunny. Winds northwest to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly during the day then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 27.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm CST Tuesday.

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