North West Pastoral District Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm CDT on Monday 7 October 2024.

Weather Situation

A cold front moved across southern coastal districts on Monday morning. A high pressure system to the west will move eastwards across waters south of The Bight to be over the Tasman Sea on Wednesday. A cold front and trough will move across western districts on Wednesday then over central and eastern districts on Thursday morning. Another high will move eastwards across waters to the south late in the week and over the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Monday

Clear. Winds southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Tuesday 8 October

Sunny. Winds northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 37.

Fire Danger - Moderate

Sun protection 9:50am to 4:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Coober Pedy 18 34
Sunny. Roxby Downs 14 32
Sunny. Woomera 13 29
Partly cloudy. Pukatja/Ernabella 18 34
Sunny. Marla 19 37
Sunny. Oak Valley 15 37
Sunny. Tarcoola 13 32

Wednesday 9 October

Mostly sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40.

Thursday 10 October

Mostly sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 31.

Friday 11 October

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the far west, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 32.

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

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