====== Weather and Warnings ====== See also: [[forum_weather|Forumites' weather photos]] ===== Australian Weather ===== === Australian Bureau of Meteorology === [[http://www.bom.gov.au/index.shtml | Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)]] - Information, current temperatures, **storm warnings** etc. [[http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/nmoc/latest_fwo_loop_R.pl?IDCODE=IDR00000&number=6 | BoM National Radar Mosaic - Hourly up-dates]] BoM Weather Watch Radar Imagery - Rainfall intensity for Capital Cities: [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR643.shtml|Adelaide]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.shtml|Brisbane]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR403.shtml|Canberra]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR633.shtml|Darwin]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR373.shtml|Hobart]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR023.shtml|Melbourne]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR123.shtml|Perth]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR033.loop.shtml|Sydney]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/radarexp.shtml | Interpreting BoM Weather Watch Radar Images]] [[http://mirror.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/|Radar Map of Australia]] with all weather radar sites. Click to see each one.) === Other Australian Weather === [[http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/weather/ | Australian National Weather - ABC News Online]] [[http://www.australianweathernews.com/index.shtml | Australian Weather News]] - repays exploration of links within it. Extremely good! Try the various links along the top area. One of the best sites of all, in some ways. [[http://www.australianweathernews.com/current_radar_VICTAS.htm|Current radar: Vic, Tas]] - From clicking on the VIC/TAS link in the above. Ditto for other states. Shows all radar for the state. To see any one, click on links underneath. The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA): [[http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~rjh/sydney/|Sydney]] [[http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~rjh/melbourne/|Melbourne]] [[http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~rjh/perth/|Perth]] [[http://www.deh.gov.au/minister/ps/2003/psmr13oct03.html|Ocean forecasting for Australia]] - NEW [[http://www.wa.gov.au/perthobs/Weather/index.htm | Perth Observatory Weather Information]] [[http://radar.strikeone.net.au/|Strike One (Lightning) - Radar and Satellite System]] - Quirky site. Takes getting used to. Menu slides across to left to a single word "Menu", slides back if cursor on that line! Click on Radar, Satellite, Lightning or Models. To see data, then click on "View Your Selection". Radar is obvious - choose your state and region; Satellite is animated - you can choose IR, Visible or Color - (can be slow); Lightning is interesting, again slow to load and animate. You can select a rectangle for a closer look, and that takes you to WA Landgate. Models gives you animated map with air pressure and winds data. [[http://www.bom.gov.au/gms/IDE00005.latest.shtml|Australian region Infra-Red satellite image]] - You can click to see Visible Light image, but that is black at night - the IR works at night! Add this to your list: (this one is for Melbourne) ===== World Weather ===== [[http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html | Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)]] [[http://www.jma.go.jp/en/gms/index.html | Satellite Imagery - JMA]] [[http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pa/ | National Weather Service - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) USA]] [[http://tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/ | Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) Worldwide]] [[http://www.wmo.int/index-en.html | World Meteorological Organization]] [[http://webflash.ess.washington.edu/|WWLL Network Global Lightning Locations]] - Interesting to explore. Satellites pick up all the lightning strikes in the world and show them on maps. ===== Warnings ===== ==== Fires ==== [[http://sentinel.ga.gov.au/acres/sentinel/index.shtml|Sentinel Bush Fire Mapping Australia]] - Satellite Imagery of Hotspots - Locations with higher than normal ground temperature. Download options for broadband or dial-up. Shows all Australian hotspots, and one can zoom in to any part of the country to street level. [[http://firewatch.dli.wa.gov.au/landgate_firewatch_public.asp|Landgate Firewatch - Mapping Service]] Current and historical fire information **New South Wales** [[http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/index.cfm?cid=27&cfid=976757&cftoken=60896597|Rural Fire Service]] - Advises **fire restrictions** and indicates current **fire activity** by listing //notifiable incidents//((A //notifiable incident// is one which has significance in terms of resources used, or could impact on the community. Not all incidents are recorded.)) being attended by RFS volunteers. **Western Australia** [[http://fesa.wa.gov.au/ | Fire & Emergency Services Authority (FESA)]] - **Emergency Alerts** and **How-to Prepare** for: Fire; Cyclone; Hazardous Materials; Severe Storm; Land Search & Rescue; Flood; Road Crash Rescue; Earthquake; Marine Search & Rescue; and Tsunami. Guidelines for people in vehicles during Bushfires ... **South Australia** [[http://www.cfs.org.au/|Country Fire Service (CFS)]] - Advises on **Fire Bans** and provides information on **planning to survive a bush fire**. **Victoria** Country Fire Authority: [[http://cfaonline.cfa.vic.gov.au/mycfa/Show?pageId=publicIncidentInfo|Current Incident Summary]]; [[http://cfaonline.cfa.vic.gov.au/mycfa/Show?pageId=publicIncidentUpdates|Major fires Update]] [[http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenfoe.nsf/Home+Page/DSE+Fire~Home+Page?open|Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE)]] - Fires and other emergencies. Click on the "Fires Today" link for current info. ---- ==== Natural Disasters ==== [[http://www.abc.net.au/wa/weather/emergency.htm | Counter Disaster Information - ABC Western Australia]] [[http://www.ema.gov.au/agd/ema/emaschools.nsf/Page/RWP42980A45941DF6D4CA256C4F001D46C9?OpenDocument | Disaster Information - Emergency Management Australia]] ---- ==== Tsunami ==== [[http://www.bom.gov.au/nmoc/oceanography/ATAS.shtml | Australian Tsunami Alert System (ATAS)]] [[http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/bulletins.htm | Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - NOAA]] ---- ==== Volcanos ==== [[http://earthsci.org/processes/geopro/volc/volc.html|Australian volcanos]] [[http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html|Current volcanic activity - global]]