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17:30 AEST on Friday 18 September 2020 | Cloud/surface composite, Australia
Images from Japan Meteorological Agency satellite Himawari 8 via Bureau of Meteorology.
IDY28000 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Bureau National Operations Centre Satellite Notes for 1800UTC Chart Issued at 5:00 am EST Saturday on 19 September 2020 A cut-off low pressure system over southern SA extends a cold front, and a series of troughs, northwards. Thick cloud with embedded thunderstorms lies with and ahead of the front. Areas of high cloud are drifting off from this active convection over much of the east of the country. Areas of low cloud, and a few isolated thunderstorms, are visible along troughs as far north as the Top End. A southerly onshore flow in the wake of the low is directing low cloud over the western Bight. The low is also causing northeasterly onshore winds over the east, with low cloud building over eastern NSW, VIC and TAS. A cold front moving over the far southwest of WA is producing areas of high cloud over parts of south-west, with low cloud pushing in behind the front.