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05:00 ACDT on Wednesday 16 January 2019 | 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 the 1800UTC Chart Issued at 6:10 am EDT Wednesday on 16 January 2019 Typical isolated thunderstorm activity continues over tropical northern parts of the country with particularly active areas over the Top End and Cape York Peninsula. A cloud band with isolated thunderstorms extends from central WA to southern South Australia. This is associated with a surface trough A large area of middle level cloud over the great Australian Bight caused by an upper level trough. Patchy low level cloud along the southern QLD coast is associated with an onshore flow. The rest of the country is relatively cloud free under the influence of a high pressure ridge.