Radar Viewer Tools
About the viewer | Playing radar loops | Map features | Browser settings
The Bureau's radar viewer allows you to customise the radar map to display features that will help you locate rainfall in relation to locations and landmarks.
Interpreting Radar Images
What radar sees | How to interpret | Rainfall Accumulations | Doppler Wind
The Bureau's radar images show the location of rain in relation to local features such as the coastline, with different colours used to depict rainfall intensity.
Radar Sites
Detailed network information | Optimal coverage
The Bureau operates a nationwide network of over 60 Weather Watch radars.
How Radar Works
Radar science, history and facts
RADAR stands for RAdio Detecting And Ranging and is based on the use of radio waves. Our radars send out signals which can be reflected back by precipitation.