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Monitoring the weatherPatterns to watch for |
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| Cold front Note the classic long sweep of a cold front (frequently seen over southern Australia and the southern oceans; the spiral 'hook' of a typical low pressure system often linked to cloud associated with a cold front, and the speckled cloud pattern of scattered cumulus identifying a field of cold air, often seen following a cold front. (Not all features are always seen together.) |
Tropical cyclone The unmistakable spiral rain-bands of a tropical cyclone. These intense tropical cyclones affect northern Australian coastlines, usually from November to April. Sometimes their characteristic central eye is visible. |
Severe thunderstorms Large blobs of cloud are often thunderstorms. They are particularly obvious over the tropics during summer - the 'Wet' season. |
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| Northwest cloudband These formations resembling the cold fronts of higher latitudes sweep across northwest Australia in the cooler months. |
Stratocumulus Large areas of uniform, lighter-coloured low-level stratocumulus clouds indicate protracted overcast and often persistent drizzle. |
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