Adelaide is heading into a mostly settled stretch of late-winter weather, with sunshine set to dominate through the weekend and into early next week before showers return by Tuesday.
For the city, Thursday looks bright and fairly calm, with a top of 19 degrees under mostly sunny skies and only light winds through the day.
Friday follows a similar pattern, with Adelaide expected to reach 20 degrees after a cool 10-degree start.
The weekend keeps that settled run going. Saturday may begin with a touch of morning fog before clearing into a mostly sunny afternoon, with a top of 20 degrees.
Sunday stays mild and mostly sunny as well, with cloud clearing and temperatures reaching 19 degrees after an overnight low of 8.
The stable weather continues into Monday, with another chance of morning fog before a sunny afternoon and a top of 20 degrees. That means Adelaide is in for several days of crisp starts and comfortable afternoons, with no meaningful rain expected across the metropolitan area through the first five days of the forecast.
A change arrives on Tuesday as cloud builds and showers move in. Temperatures will lift slightly to 21 degrees, but northerly winds of 20 to 30 km/h are expected to swing westerly during the day, bringing a cooler and more unsettled feel. There is a high chance of showers, with up to 4mm possible.
Wednesday stays cooler and greyer, with a medium chance of showers, a top of 17 degrees, and light winds becoming westerly through the morning.
Across broader South Australia, the picture is a little more varied. A high pressure ridge is keeping much of the state settled for now, though a trough pushing in from Western Australia is expected to bring isolated showers and possible thunderstorms to the far west from late Thursday and into Friday. There is also the chance of more showers or storms near the western border across the weekend.
Elsewhere, inland and eastern districts could see early frost and fog in the mornings, especially on and east of the Flinders Ranges, through the Murraylands, Riverland and South East. Conditions are otherwise largely dry, with maximum temperatures mostly above average by Saturday and Sunday. Rainfall totals are expected to stay low in southern coastal districts, while the far west could pick up 2 to 5mm, with local falls of 5 to 15mm possible and isolated thunderstorm totals of 15 to 30mm near the western border.
There is a Final Flood Warning for the Onkaparinga River.
Adelaide 7-Day Summary Forecast
– Thursday: Max 19°C – Mostly sunny
– Friday: Min 10°C, Max 20°C – Mostly sunny
– Saturday: Min 10°C, Max 20°C – Mostly sunny afternoon, chance of morning fog
– Sunday: Min 8°C, Max 19°C – Cloud clearing
– Monday: Min 9°C, Max 20°C – Mostly sunny, chance of morning fog
– Tuesday: Min 13°C, Max 21°C – Shower or two
– Wednesday: Min 11°C, Max 17°C – Possible shower
