Pilot reported being on a visual approach; but having to go through clouds.

Attributes
ACN	1660754
Time
Date	201907
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18.83 Flight Crew Total 3066.48 Flight Crew Type 2433.67
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Tower cleared us for a visual approach while we were at 6;000 feet on a right downwind for runway 10L. The field was clearly visible; as was the entire area around the field. There were random clouds around and weather was moving in from the southwest. I started my turn inside of abeam [the numbers] of the final approach fix; planning a short approach. I was fully configured as I made my turn to base.while turning to base; we encountered clouds during turn to base and descent from 6;000 [feet] to initially 5;500 feet. I lost visual references for several seconds until I descended out of them. I flew a low base to a short final and landed uneventfully. Storms and random cloud layers were moving quickly onto the field and I believe we may have had self-induced pressure to get the aircraft on deck. We descended until clear of the clouds; leveled off; and drove over to the glide slope and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported being on a visual approach; but having to go through clouds.

Narrative: Tower cleared us for a visual approach while we were at 6;000 feet on a right downwind for Runway 10L. The field was clearly visible; as was the entire area around the field. There were random clouds around and weather was moving in from the southwest. I started my turn inside of abeam [the numbers] of the final approach fix; planning a short approach. I was fully configured as I made my turn to base.While turning to base; we encountered clouds during turn to base and descent from 6;000 [feet] to initially 5;500 feet. I lost visual references for several seconds until I descended out of them. I flew a low base to a short final and landed uneventfully. Storms and random cloud layers were moving quickly onto the field and I believe we may have had self-induced pressure to get the aircraft on deck. We descended until clear of the clouds; leveled off; and drove over to the glide slope and landed.

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