Adelaide is in for a changeable week, with a mostly dry start giving way to cooler southerlies, then a return to cloud and a few showers by the end of the working week before unsettled conditions linger into the weekend. For locals, that means a fairly pleasant Tuesday, a noticeably cooler Wednesday, and a run of mixed spring weather across the next seven days.
Today is expected to stay mostly sunny across Adelaide, though there is still the chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon. Any early storm activity is not expected to bring much rain, but winds will be the bigger feature, shifting from north to northeasterly at 15 to 25 km/h before turning southwesterly at 25 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon. The city is heading for a top of 25 degrees, with similar temperatures around the suburbs including 26 degrees at Elizabeth and Mount Barker, and 25 degrees at Glenelg and Noarlunga. UV levels are also very high, so sun protection will be important through the middle of the day.
Wednesday brings a cooler turn for Adelaide, with partly cloudy skies and just a slight chance of a shower about the hills and southern suburbs in the morning and early afternoon. Elsewhere, rain chances are close to zero. Southerly winds of 20 to 30 km/h will keep things feeling brisk, with temperatures dropping to a top of 21 degrees after a minimum of 14.
By Thursday, conditions look much more settled again. Adelaide can expect a mostly sunny day with a cool morning low of 10 degrees before warming to around 26. Winds will stay in the southeast to southwesterly range through the day, but overall it should be one of the more comfortable days of the week.
Cloud starts to build again on Friday as a new trough approaches the state. Adelaide is forecast to reach 27 degrees, but the city will also see a medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning and afternoon, with rainfall totals of 0 to 3 mm possible. Winds will shift around through the day, moving from east to southeasterly before tending northwest to southwesterly and then back to the south to southeast by evening.
The weekend keeps that mixed pattern going. Saturday will be partly cloudy with just a slight chance of a shower and a top of 25 degrees, while Sunday looks cooler and greyer, with a medium chance of showers and a maximum of 22. Looking ahead to Monday, cloud cover is set to stick around with only a slight chance of a shower and another top of 22 degrees.
Across the rest of South Australia, the broader pattern remains active. The low pressure system and trough over the eastern parts of the state is moving away today, but not before leaving behind possible light isolated showers and thunderstorms in the east this morning and fresh wind changes spreading across the state. Later today, showers and storms are expected to develop over the north. On Wednesday, conditions ease for many districts as a weak ridge settles south of the Bight, although isolated late showers remain possible about windward coasts and the Mount Lofty Ranges, while the far north and northwest may still see showers or thunderstorms. By Thursday and Friday, attention shifts west and north again as another trough moves in, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms, with the chance of heavier local falls in the far northwest. Most of the state is only expecting low rainfall totals, but thunderstorms could quickly lift those numbers in isolated spots.
Adelaide 7-Day Summary Forecast
Tuesday: Max 25°C – Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.
Wednesday: Min 14°C, Max 21°C – Partly cloudy.
Thursday: Min 10°C, Max 26°C – Mostly sunny.
Friday: Min 13°C, Max 27°C – Shower or two.
Saturday: Min 15°C, Max 25°C – Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower.
Sunday: Min 12°C, Max 22°C – Shower or two.
Monday: Min 11°C, Max 22°C – Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower.
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