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Adelaide basking in late winter warmth

Drew Casper-Richardson, Sunday August 31, 2014 - 11:32 AEST

Adelaide has enjoyed a dry and relatively warm finish to winter with the mercury set to reach 22 degrees for the fifth straight day.

Adelaide is no stranger to late winter warmth. In August 2007 it warmed to 30 degrees however it is rare that the City of Churches has a string of warm winter days.

Since Wednesday every day has reached at least 22 degrees. Saturday was the warmest of the month so far with a top of 25 degrees, eight above the monthly average. The mild temperatures will continue on Sunday with a maximum of 24 degrees forecast. This will make it five days in a row where it has reached 22 degrees, which hasn't happened in August for at least nine years.

A high pressure system has brought clear skies and allowed the sun the work its magic. Northerly winds ahead of an approaching cold front have filtered a warmer airmass over Adelaide. These two elements have combined to bring the run of unseasonable warmth.

The cold front will sweep through the city on Sunday evening, replacing the winter warmth with a cool and soggy start to spring. Most of the rain will fall during Monday morning with 5-10mm likely and isolated falls of around 15mm. It is forecast to reach 16 degrees on Monday however it is likely to remain in the low teens for much of the day. The rest of the working week will see tops of 15-16 degrees before it starts warming up again over the weekend.

- Weatherzone

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