SA's breaking news blog, The Pulse: Road weather warning issued for Adelaide Hills this morning | Heatwave warning for rural areas on Thursday and Friday
A road weather alert for reduced visibility was issued for the Adelaide Hills this morning, while severe heatwave conditions have been declared in parts of the state’s north west for Thursday and Friday with temperatures predicted to reach 40 degrees.
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A road weather alert for reduced visibility was issued for the Adelaide Hills this morning, while severe heatwave conditions have been declared in parts of the state’s north west for Thursday and Friday with temperatures predicted to reach 40 degrees.
The weather bureau issued the road weather alert for reduced visibility in the Adelaide Hills area last night, warning road users that the low cloud would make driving conditions dangerous until around 9am.
Police advised drivers to take extra care, turn on their headlights and keep a safe distance between themselves and the vehicle in front.
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Brett Gage from the Bureau of Meteorology told ABC Radio an extensive band of low cloud was moving over the southern half of the state.
"The cloud face has lifted a little bit over Adelaide this morning so we're no longer expecting delays at the airport," he said.
"The cloud could lower again (which is why the road warning remains) but the cloud base is currently at about 12,000 feet."
Mr Gage labelled the forecast for the next few days as "very tricky" as temperatures for Adelaide may not get as hot as initially predicted.
"There is a high for the south which will move westwards but a bit of a low could develop to the north west. At the moment, we have 30C penciled in (for tomorrow) but it could go down as low as 25C so watch the afternoon's forecast."
"Saturday will still be pretty warm but could possibly go down a couple degrees as well but there will still be a change coming through last on Saturday."
However, a heatwave is expected to hit parts of the state's far north west as Tarcoola will reach 42 on Friday and Saturday, declaring their hottest day recorded this early in spring.
Wudinna in central SA is said to hit 40 degrees on Friday with possible dust storms, and nearby towns Whyalla and Kimba won’t be much cooler, reaching 39 degrees by Saturday.
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The Bureau of Meteorology on Wednesday announced the severe heatwave forecast for Thursday and Friday, and a low intensity heatwave in other parts of the state including western township Oak Valley, predicting two 43 degree days on Friday and Saturday.
The western part of the state is predicted to experience dusty, windy conditions with the increasing temperatures.
Senior Forecaster at BOM SA Jon Fischer said the weather is unusual for this early in the season.
Let's take a look at the forecast for Adelaide over the long weekend:
Thursday: 22C, cloud clearing
Friday: 30C, cloudy with a slight chance of rain
Saturday: 33C, partly cloudy
Sunday: 21C, medium chance of showers
Monday: 17C medium chance of showers