IDS11048
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

Updated Mid North District Forecast
Issued at 12:10 pm CDT on Thursday 17 October 2024
for the period until midnight CDT Monday 21 October 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation
A complex low pressure system over SA will move southeast to be over eastern
Bass Strait by Friday afternoon. A high pressure system will move in from the
west to a position south of the Bight Friday night and continue to move east
over the weekend. Winds over SA will tend northerly early next week with the
high centred over Tasmania on Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly
severe, with damaging winds, large hail and possible heavy falls in the north.
Winds northwest to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h tending northwest to
southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to
35.

Clare               Showers. Storm.                 Max 31  
Jamestown           Showers. Possible storm.        Max 34  
Port Pirie          Showers. Possible storm.        Max 36  
Roseworthy          Showers. Storm.                 Max 33  
Snowtown            Showers increasing. Storm.      Max 34  

Fire Danger: 
High

Sun protection 9:30am to 4:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Forecast for Friday 18 October
Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early
afternoon. Winds northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h turning southwesterly 25 to 40
km/h during the morning then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures
reaching between 18 and 22.

Clare               Showers.                        Min 14      Max 19  
Jamestown           Showers easing.                 Min 13      Max 19  
Port Pirie          Morning shower or two.          Min 15      Max 22  
Roseworthy          Showers.                        Min 13      Max 21  
Snowtown            Shower or two.                  Min 13      Max 22  

Forecast for Saturday 19 October
Sunny. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 km/h before turning
south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures
falling to around 7 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Clare               Mostly sunny.                   Min 7       Max 22  
Jamestown           Sunny.                          Min 6       Max 24  
Port Pirie          Sunny.                          Min 8       Max 24  
Roseworthy          Sunny.                          Min 6       Max 23  
Snowtown            Sunny.                          Min 6       Max 24  

Forecast for Sunday 20 October
Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the
morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures
reaching the mid to high 20s.

Clare               Sunny.                          Min 8       Max 27  
Jamestown           Sunny.                          Min 8       Max 27  
Port Pirie          Sunny.                          Min 9       Max 29  
Roseworthy          Mostly sunny.                   Min 6       Max 28  
Snowtown            Sunny.                          Min 6       Max 29  

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm CDT Thursday.

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