Damaging winds lash South Australia after severe weather warning issued

There will be more wild weather expected as damaging winds hit parts of the state on Friday night.

Peak wind gusts of more than 90 km/h could hit parts of South Australia on Friday night, with isolated damaging winds likely to continue into the weekend before easing off temporarily.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a severe weather warning for “damaging winds” averaging 55 to 65 km/h, and said peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h were “possible”, before easing temporarily early Saturday morning.

Senior Meteorologist Sarah Scully told The Advertiser the weather would spread from Adelaide to southern parts of the coast and north throughout elevated areas.

Wild weather to hit the state on Friday night, with wind gust more than 90 km/h expected. Picture: Ben Clark

“At the moment it extends across coastal parts of the south-eastern part of SA, and also extends into elevated areas like the Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges, including metropolitan Adelaide,” she said.

“We’ve already seen some strong wind gusts, with Cape Borda, which had a 96 km/h gusts this afternoon, and Stenhouse Bay, which had a 93 km/h gusts.

“It’s very blowy out there and looking at the radar, there’s a bit of a steady stream of showers that are pushing across South Australia and a fairly decent line approaching Adelaide.”

A severe weather warning has been issued by the BOM for damaging winds and isolated showers. Picture: Brett Hartwig.

Areas included are Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Mid-North, Kangaroo Island and parts of Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Flinders, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East, Riverland and North East Pastoral districts.

It comes after wild weather lashed the Fleurieu Peninsula this week, with Sealink ferries cancelling services to and from the mainland.

Heading into next week, Ms Scully said the state could expect similar weather, with conditions easing off on Monday and Tuesday, before picking back up on Wednesday and Thursday.

Winter weather along the Glenelg boardwalk as the sun goes down over the Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Picture: Emma Brasier

A map issued by the BOM for a severe weather warning . Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

“It does look like there is potentially another frontal system that might bring another burst of showers on Thursday,” she said.

“The majority of them will be about coastal parts of south-eastern South Australia and the elevated parts again.

“And then, this is obviously a bit far out, but it looks like next weekend there will be another low-pressure system bringing some more showers next weekend and cold weather, and gusty winds for Adelaide and the south-east.”

In the mid-north, Ms Scully said showers were expected to creep as far north as Port Augusta and Hawker after Thursday, but said it did not appear to be heavy rainfall.