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Satellite image. SA Sat 1:30 am CST

South Australia

Sat 1:30 am CST

Cloud is being driven over southern and coastal SA as a front makes landfall, causing showers, more frequent about southeast districts. Clear skies over the north as southerlies dry out over land.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 21:53PM on Friday 8 August 2008

Coastal Waters Wind Warning for the West, South Central and South East Coasts and Gulf Waters.

State Centres Forecast

Adelaide

Showers

6 - 13

 Showers

Mt Gambier

Showers

5 - 10

 Showers

Port Lincoln

Windy with showers

6 - 13

 Windy with showers

Port Pirie

Showers

7 - 14

 Showers

Renmark

Late shower

2 - 14

 Late shower

Four Day Outlook

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
Widespread showers across the south. Strong, cold southwesterly winds. Showers across the south, particularly southeast. Cold southwesterly winds. Showers easing, persisting in southeast districts. Cool, dry and mostly sunny across the north. Showers clearing from the west coast. Showers and winds easing across the southeast.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Clare, SA -0.7°C
Maximum: Neptune Is, SA 11.4°C

Coastal Waters

Adelaide Local Waters

Friday: W/NW 8/13 knots.<p>Saturday: NW/N 8/13 knots increasing to NW 15/20 knots after sunrise then turning W/SW 18/23 knots late morning then becoming S/SW 20/30 knots late afternoon or evening.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Far West Coast

Friday: S/SW 10/15 knots.<p>Saturday: SW/S 10/15 knots at first increasing to 15/20 knots in the morning, temporarily increasing further to 20/25 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  Swell: Up to 3.5 m

Gulf Waters

Friday: SW 13/18 knots easing to W/SW 8/13 knots in the evening.<p>Saturday: W/NW 13/18 knots increasing to 18/23 knots, ahead of a W/SW change 20/25 knots in the south late morning, extending throughout in the afternoon. Winds becoming S/SW 20/30 knots over Gulf St Vincent and 25/33 knots over Spencer Gulf south of Cowell to Port Wakefield later in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms on southern Gulfs.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.5 m

South Central

Friday: SW 13/18 knots.<p>Saturday: W/NW 13/18 knots increasing to 18/23 knots ahead of a SW/S change 25/33 knots extending from the west during the morning and throughout by afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 3.5 m  Swell: Up to 4.5 m

South East

Friday: SW 18/23 knots during the afternoon, easing to W/NW 13/18 knots in the evening.<p>Saturday: W/NW 15/20 knots, increasing to 20/25 knots ahead of a W/SW change 20/30 knots extending from the west late morning extending throughout during the afternoon. Winds turning SW/S 25/33 knots in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

West Coast

Friday: S/SW 10/15 knots.<p>Saturday: W/SW 13/18 knots increasing to S/SW 18/23 knots during the morning then increasing to 25/33 knots south of Elliston in the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.5 m