Apart from Latest weather and Forecasts, MetEye lets you overlay additional map layers.

You can select any number of these overlays to add to your view.

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.

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Overlays for Latest Weather

When viewing Latest Weather map layers you can overlay your map with the

• Latest Rain radar
• River heights
• Current cloud cover (satellite)
• Current Tropical Cyclones

Rain radar note: As you zoom in on the map, more detail will appear in the Latest rain radar map layer, however it can begin to appear as unconnected dots (broken up). This is because the spatial detail of the map underneath is better than the native resolution of the overlayed radar data. These unconnected dots sometimes also appear as radial lines on the map, which is expected. This is again due to the resolution available from the radar data.

Note: The Latest Rain Radar and Current Tropical Cyclone are snapshots of the latest information.

Tip: The Current Cloud Cover layer is not visible when you are zoomed right in on the map. Zoom out to use it.

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Overlays for Forecasts

When viewing Forecasts map layers you can overlay your map with the

• Latest Rain radar
• Current Tropical Cyclones
• Mean Sea Level Pressure

Note: The Latest Rain Radar and Current Tropical Cyclone are snapshots of the latest information, so they are only visible for the first time step (in the animation bar).

• The Mean Sea Level Pressure shows a computer generated map of air pressure (with the value in hectopascals labelled in yellow). This may not agree exactly with the official forecast provided on the map as it is not checked by Forecasters.

  Note: Mean Sea Level Pressure forecasts contain no input from weather forecasters, but are instead generated automatically, four times a day, from the Bureau of Meteorology's computer weather prediction model - ACCESS.

• The Current Tropical Cyclones shows Tropical Cyclone Forecast track map - gives a current snapshot of the recent movement and forecast tracks of all active systems: either Tropical Cyclones or Tropical Lows.

  MetEye only displays an abridged graphical Tropical Cyclone track map. The Tropical Cyclone Forecast Track Map displayed in MetEye only contains following graphical elements as a part of this abridged representation, and includes only:

  • The cyclone name.
  • A map including the recent track of the cyclone and forecast track up to 48 hours hence.
  • The intensity category (past, present and forecast) of the cyclone (1 - weak to 5 - strong).
  • A grey zone uncertainty depicting the likely range of movement of the cyclone (the range of likely tracks).
  • Graphical representation of the Warning and Watch zones.
  • The past track movement and the most likely future track.

  

  Note: The display of a track map in MetEye is an alternate means of accessing Tropical Cyclone information. It should not be used as the sole source of information during Warning events. For the most up to date and complete information, view the current warnings for Australia and the Bureau's Tropical Cyclone pages.

  The cyclone track map is typically issued at a similar frequency to the official Cyclone advice, but this cannot be guaranteed.