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Forecast issued at 4:44 pm ACST on Thursday 14 May 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

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Partly Cloudy
Max
20 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

North East Pastoral area

Mostly clear. Slight chance of a shower north of Oodnadatta, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Oodnadatta in the late afternoon and evening. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Friday 15 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
19 °C
Max
21 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

North East Pastoral area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending north to northeasterly in the middle of the day then tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Saturday 16 May

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Storm
Min
19 °C
Max
20 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

North East Pastoral area

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain east of Leigh Creek, high chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding west of Leigh Creek. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 26.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Sunday 17 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
18 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

North East Pastoral area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then tending south to southeasterly during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 23.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Monday 18 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
17 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

North East Pastoral area

Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog south of Leigh Creek. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 23.

Tuesday 19 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
15 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Wednesday 20 May

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Sunny
Min
14 °C
Max
17 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am ACST Friday.

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