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16:00 ACDT on Thursday 26 January 2023 | 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 8:02 am EDT Friday on 27 January 2023 A trough extends from off the Kimberley coast to a low over inland Gascoyne district to the south coast of WA while a cold front is approaching the southwest corner of WA. A large area of mid to upper level cloud with a few embedded thunderstorms covers much of the northern , eastern and southern parts of WA and extends into the NT and western parts of SA. Another trough through the central part of the country extends through southwest Qld, northeast NSW and into the Tasman Sea. Areas of cloud and a few thunderstorms can be seen to the north and east of this trough. The southeastern part of the country including Tasmania, the central eastern parts of Qld and the central western parts of WA is mostly cloud free.