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13:30 UTC on Thursday 24 July 2014 | Cloud/surface composite, Australia
Infrared image courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Blue Marble surface image courtesy of NASA.
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
National Meteorological and Oceanographic Centre
Satellite Notes for the 0600UTC chart on 25 July 2014
Issued at 6:09 pm EST Friday on 25 July 2014
An area of cloud over southern SA, Victoria and Tasmania is associated with a low pressure system near the west of Victoria. Isolated thunderstorms are visible over parts of Tasmania and Bass Strait.
Another area of cloud extends from northern QLD to the central NSW coast, with thunderstorms off the coast.
Some low cloud can be seen over the southwest of WA ahead of a cold front to the west.
Remaining areas of the country are mostly clear due to a strong high pressure system.