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14:00 ACST on Thursday 17 August 2017 | Cloud/surface composite, Australia
Infrared image courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Blue Marble surface image courtesy of NASA.
IDY28000 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Bureau National Operations Centre Satellite Notes for 1800UTC Chart on 17 August 2017 Issued at 5:00 am EST Friday on 18 August 2017 A widespread cold airmass extends from the Great Australian Bight through southeast Australia and into the Tasman Sea. Extensive low level cloud and speckled cloud indicating active showers and thunderstorms stretch across the region. A cold front embedded within this airmass is developing over the Bight and will move east across Victoria and Tasmania over the next 24hours. Another cold front lies further west over the far southwest corner of WA and has an associated cloud band that wraps into a low pressure system further south. Speckled cloud to the west of this extends over the Indian Ocean and represents the cold airmass connected to this system. The remainder of the country is mostly clear under the influence of a high pressure ridge.