Wyndham Radar Notes
| Location | Five Rivers Bastion |
|---|---|
| Radar Type | WF 100 C Band |
| Typical Availability | 24 hours |
Wyndham Radar has an unrestricted 360 degree view from a commanding site 350 metres above sea level. Though no major permanent echoes appear, a small amount of low intensity clutter may be visible around parts of the coast and the surrounding islands. Wyndham Radar is occasionally susceptible to varying amounts of false echoes over the land, particularly during the dry months. Such echoes are generally characterised by erratic movement and on occasion may show significant intensity. During the wet season between December and March, anomalous propagation may cause false echoes to appear for distances of some tens of kilometres along the coastline and seawards. The installation dates from mid-2001 and it may take some time to gain particular experience with these anomalous effects which vary both seasonally and with time of day. Comparison with satellite images is often helpful in identifying spurious radar echoes. During the wet season (primarily January to March), thunderstorm clouds and cyclonic formations are generally well defined for distances up to 250 kilometres and occasionally further for structures which extend to high altitudes. Beyond that distance attenuation effects may give the appearance of less intensity than possibly exists. These formations are easily distinguished from false echoes by their general appearance and behaviour, e.g. regular rates of movement in distance and direction. Thunderstorm activity can often be seen on a daily basis during the wet season. Heavy rain directly over the radar site can cause attenuation of all echoes. Path attenuation can also occur when the radar beam passes through intense rainfall, with the returned signals from cells further along that path reduced. Extreme effects of this kind are generally fairly short lived as the rain bearing systems tend to move relative to the radar and to each other.
About Future Radar
Future radar is a new drop-down option available on the Weatherzone radar, allowing you to see where precipitation may fall in the next 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hour timeframe. It is a prediction that uses past radar and satellite data to infer the movement and intensity of precipitation. This differs from observed radar which uses physical instrumentation to measure and render precipitation as it happens.
Future radar performs best with broad scale weather systems. However there are limitations in its performance when volatile convective systems develop and change within a short timeframe, as these scenarios provide local impacts that are difficult to predict in terms of speed, direction, intensity and shape.
To help visually distinguish between past timeframes and future timeframes, the radar animation will show predicted radar imagery at reduced opacity. You have the option to turn future radar on or off as it suits your needs.
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Lightning Heatmap
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Lightning Strikes
- Latest
- 15 MINS AGO
- 30 MINS AGO
- 45 MINS AGO
- 60 MINS AGO
Ground Strike
Cloud to Cloud Strike
Obs Field (Rainfall - 10 mins)
- < 0.2
- < 0.6
- < 1.2
- < 2.4
- < 5
- < 10
- 10+
Obs Field (Rainfall - Since 9AM)
- < 0.2
- < 5
- < 10
- < 25
- < 50
- < 100
- 100+
Obs Field (Temperature)
Obs Field (Dew Point)
Obs Field (Wind km/h)
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- 31 - 39
- 40 - 61
- 62 - 87
- 88+
Rain radar
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Heavy
Thunderstorm Risk
- Thunderstorms possible
- Thunderstorms likely
- Thunderstorms severe
Temperature Gradient Map
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Warning Areas (BOM)
- SEVERE WEATHER
- FIRE
- FLOOD
- COASTAL WIND
- MISC.