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11:30 AEST on Thursday 17 August 2017 | 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 1200UTC Chart on 17 August 2017 Issued at 11:00 pm EST Thursday on 17 August 2017 A series of troughs and 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 appraoching the southwest corner of WA can be seen with a cloud band wrapping into a low pressure system associated with the system. The remainder of the country is mostly clear under the influence of a high pressure ridge.