- The System
Weather and Warnings
See also: Forumites' weather photos
Australian Weather
Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) - Information, current temperatures, storm warnings etc.
BoM National Radar Mosaic - Hourly up-dates
BoM Weather Watch Radar Imagery - Rainfall intensity for Capital Cities:
Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Darwin Hobart Melbourne Perth Sydney
Interpreting BoM Weather Watch Radar Images
Radar Map of Australia with all weather radar sites. Click to see each one.)
Other Australian Weather
Australian National Weather - ABC News Online
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.
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): Sydney Melbourne Perth
Ocean forecasting for Australia - NEW
Perth Observatory Weather Information
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.
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
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Satellite Imagery - JMA
National Weather Service - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) USA
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) Worldwide
World Meteorological Organization
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
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.
Landgate Firewatch - Mapping Service Current and historical fire information
New South Wales
Rural Fire Service - Advises fire restrictions and indicates current fire activity by listing notifiable incidents1) being attended by RFS volunteers.
Western Australia
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
Country Fire Service (CFS) - Advises on Fire Bans and provides information on planning to survive a bush fire.
Victoria
Country Fire Authority: Current Incident Summary; Major fires Update
Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) - Fires and other emergencies. Click on the “Fires Today” link for current info.
Natural Disasters
Counter Disaster Information - ABC Western Australia
Disaster Information - Emergency Management Australia
