Here’s what South Australia’s weather is set to look like next week
South Australians have seen some beautiful sunsets and snapped them up in all its glory and with a dry start to the week expected, some rainfall could follow.
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High cloud has helped turn South Australian skies into a spectacular kaleidoscope of dazzling oranges, pinks and purples, with readers capturing the vibrant sunsets around the state.
Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Chris Kent said, “the higher cloud is why we’ve been seeing those really bright and vibrant sunrises and sunsets.”
But the beautiful views have been accompanied by dry conditions, which have negatively affected South Australian farmers.
Mr Kent said dry conditions were expected to stretch through to the start of the week.
However, he said with a cold front moving across The Bight, there’s a chance of much needed rainfall developing across the west of the state on Wednesday, then south and the rest of SA on Thursday.
“At this stage it could be 1-5mm, but that’s something that we’ll be monitoring as the days get closer,” he said.
“The southern areas ... of the state are likely to see more rain than the north. There is a forecast for some rain across the north as well, but not as much and probably more isolated.”
Temperatures are expected to reach a top of 22C on Sunday and Monday, slightly rising to 23C on Tuesday and Wednesday, before dropping down to 19C on Thursday when showers are expected.
It comes ahead of what is expected to be a warm winter, with the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest climate and long-range forecast projecting an “increased likelihood of unusually high maximum temperatures for this time of the year”.
But as far as rainfall, Mr Kent said it will be “a bit of a mixed bag for the state”.
“(We’re) looking at ... exceeding median rainfall across the west and north of the state but ... in the south and southeast, which includes Adelaide, it’s probably more of an average to below average, at this stage, chance of exceeding median rainfall,” he said.
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