Lightning storm brings Adelaide’s warm, dry spell to a flashy end

Adelaide’s brief run of warm and dry weather has come to a spectacular end as a spring storm sweeps across the state.

South Australia’s short burst of warm, dry weather came to a spectacular end on Wednesday as a lighting storm brought the wet roaring back.

Following a sunny day of 32 degree weather, Adelaide was hit with rain and lightning at around 8pm, with about 4mm of rain recorded at West Terrace in the CBD by 9.30pm, amid reports of short-lived hail.

As the storm hit the state, people took to social media to share how they captured the sudden lightshow.

Thunderstorm in Adelaide. Hopefully the weather doesn't play spoilsport tomorrow #INDvsENG#T20Iworldcup2022@[e-mail]/HFiQXQ7gxh

— Sajal K Patra (@saj_sajal) November 9, 2022

The Bureau of Meteorology said the wet weather was forecast to continue, with a possibility of more storms, thunderstorms and showers on the radar later in the week.

On Thursday, Adelaide was expected to reach a top 24 degrees with a chance of showers and a thunderstorm in the early morning.

A map depicting overnight lightning strikes, November 10. Picture: My Lightning Tracker

Saturday would reach a maximum of 28 degrees, but there was a 95 per cent of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, forecasters said.

A total fire ban has been removed for the Eastern Eyre Peninsula, while areas in the Riverland are still subject to Watch and Act warnings from the SES as the surging River Murray posed new risks.

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Peak river flows are expected to arrive at the South Australian border in early December.

Premier Peter Malinauskas, visited Renmark alongside Deputy Premier Susan Close and Emergency Services Minister Joe Szakacs on Tuesday, announcing an increased estimation above the 135GL a day predicted last week.

He said there was now a “moderate possibility” of peak flows of 165GL per day, and a “low probability” of flows reaching 180GL a day.

In a climate driver update issued on November 8, the Bureau of Meteorology revealed the country’s third consecutive La Nina season will likely come to an end in the early months of 2023 – earlier than the routine autumn finish date.