MetEye help

  1. Getting started
  2. First steps
  3. Find your location
    1. Zoom and move around
    2. Find a location
    3. Click anywhere
  4. Change what you see
    1. Latest weather
    2. Forecasts
    3. Overlay other layers
    4. Location markers and background layers
  5. Browse forward in time
  6. Animate and loop
  7. Accessibility
  8. Legends
  9. Enlarge the map
  10. Latitude/Longitude display and map scale
  11. Time zone
  12. Other links and metadata

Other links and metadata

Important information about links to other parts of the website

  • If you click anywhere in the dark blue header section at the top of the page or the grey footer section at the bottom of the page, you will exit MetEye and go to the main Bureau of Meteorology website.

  • A link is given to  View the current warnings for Australia . If you click on this link, you will be taken to the main Bureau of Meteorology website and will completely leave MetEye.

  • If you then come back to MetEye from the main Bureau of Meteorology website, all of your selections will be lost.

Find out more about MetEye

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  • The information button (i) provides some core information about this product offering.
  • The Help button (?) takes you to these Help pages
  • The MetEye disclaimer provides the conditions of use for MetEye and the Location Based Dashboards
  • The FAQ link provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions
  • The Metadata link provides further information about the Metadata that is available for the map layers in MetEye.

Tip: If you are unsure what any of the map layer names mean, then click on the Info button, located below the layer list, for a description.

Please consider giving feedback on your experience with MetEye, so we can improve it in future. Use the Give feedback button:

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