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Windy change to cross SA and VIC

A gusty change pushing across southern Australia over the next 48 hours will see temperatures plummet in Adelaide and Melbourne as strong winds assaults SA and VIC.

The remnants of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Iggy are continuing to weaken in a trough of low pressure as the system moves into SA from the west. This trough is combining with a strong cold front pushing up from the Southern Ocean, producing a volatile and gusty change.

As the change moves eastwards across southern Australia over the next 24 hours, strengthening northerly are being replaced by a strong and cooler southwesterly flow. Wind speeds are expected to reach gale force along exposed areas of the SA coast.

The change will reach Adelaide tonight, bathing the city in cooler air and making for a gusty start to Sunday. Tomorrow's forecast high of 23 degrees will be around eight degrees cooler than today and four below the monthly average.

As the change then pushes into into Victoria on Sunday, winds will strengthen in Melbourne during the morning before the change arrives in the afternoon. Wind speeds with the change may reach sustained speeds as high as 50km/h in the city.

After climbing into the low thirties tomorrow, cooler winds behind the change will see Melbourne only manage to reach to the mid-20s on Monday.

- Weatherzone

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