Adelaide is heading into a varied week of weather, with a mild midweek spell giving way to showers and a possible thunderstorm on Friday before cooler, cloudier conditions settle in for the weekend. For locals planning commutes, outdoor catch-ups or a beach walk, the key shift comes at the end of the working week when the city’s mostly dry run breaks down.
Today, Adelaide is expected to stay partly cloudy, with just a slight chance of a shower around the hills and southern suburbs this morning and little to no rain elsewhere. Southerly winds of 20 to 30 km/h will ease and turn southeasterly by evening, helping keep the city centre to a top of 22 degrees. It will be a little warmer further north, with Elizabeth forecast to reach 24 degrees, while Mount Barker is set for a cooler 19. Sun protection will be important, with a very high UV Index of 9 forecast from 9:00am to 4:40pm.
Thursday looks like the pick of the next few days for Adelaide, with mostly sunny skies and a warmer top of 26 degrees after a cool morning low of 11. Winds will shift through the day, starting easterly to southeasterly before turning northwest to southwesterly around the middle of the day, then returning to an east to southeasterly flow later on. Rain chances remain low, so it should be one of the more reliable windows for getting outdoors.
By Friday, conditions become more unsettled as a broad low pressure system develops over South Australia and moves east. Adelaide is forecast to be partly cloudy with a high chance of showers, most likely in the morning, and there is also the chance of a thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening. The city is tipped to reach 27 degrees after an overnight low of 16, with possible rainfall of 0 to 4 mm. Winds will stay light early before becoming west to southwesterly through the afternoon, then turning southerly during the evening.
That system leaves a cooler feel behind for Saturday, with Adelaide forecast to be cloudy and only a slight chance of a shower. South to southwesterly winds of 20 to 30 km/h will make things feel brisk at times, and the temperature is expected to drop back to a top of 22 degrees after a minimum of 15.
Sunday stays on the cool side, with partly cloudy skies and a medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Light winds will become southerly at 20 to 30 km/h, and temperatures are expected to hold at 21 degrees. Monday follows a similar pattern, staying cloudy with a slight chance of a shower and a top of 21 degrees, before a drier, slightly warmer Tuesday brings partly cloudy conditions and a forecast maximum of 24 degrees.
Across the rest of South Australia, the weather story is more active, especially away from the metropolitan area. Isolated showers are possible about windward coasts and the Mount Lofty Ranges today, while thunderstorms may develop in the far northwest. On Thursday, showers and thunderstorms are expected across the west and north, possibly reaching the Eyre Peninsula late in the day. Friday is shaping up as the most widespread wet and stormy day, with scattered showers extending across the north and west into central and eastern parts, and thunderstorms possible across most districts, especially in the north and west. By Saturday, showers contract back to coastal districts, with isolated thunderstorms still possible in the far north. Rainfall totals are generally expected to stay light in the east, but the far west and northwest could see the heaviest falls, particularly with storms later in the week.
Adelaide 7-Day Summary Forecast
– Wednesday: Max 22°C – Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower about the hills and southern suburbs this morning.
– Thursday: Min 11°C, Max 26°C – Mostly sunny.
– Friday: Min 16°C, Max 27°C – Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
– Saturday: Min 15°C, Max 22°C – Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower.
– Sunday: Min 12°C, Max 21°C – Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning.
– Monday: Min 10°C, Max 21°C – Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower.
– Tuesday: Min 10°C, Max 24°C – Partly cloudy.
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