New BoM radar - South Doodlakine - Western Australia

[DX grunt]

Hi all.

If anybody's interested, the BoM has a new radar in the eastern Wheatbelt, at South Doodlakine.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR583.loop.shtml#skip

Take care out there.

Rossco

[Stropp]

looks nice and clear out there rossco

[VK2FMIA]

Thought this might interest a few members. A real-time worldwide lightning tracker. Can also be downloaded as an app. Has a sound (click) that goes off in some browsers for every lightning strike as well as a expanding ring from the strike site representing the sound wave created by thunder. Works using VLF (Very Low Frequency) radio receivers around the world.

Interesting to see storm activity in other parts of the world. The link below should center on Australia.

https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=sat;r=0;t=3;s=1;o=0;y=-26.9584;x=136.1121;z=4;b=0.00;n=0;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

[GQtdauto]

Hope their radar works better than their temp measuring stations , Albany has the distinction of having the hottest ever recorded day in oz .

[MB]

That is cool, Cheers mate!
Tis one of my retirement 'dreams' to storm chase lightning and see if I can encourage a target strike to dig up oneday our very own Fulgurite :-)

[the evil twin]

Hi all.

If anybody's interested, the BoM has a new radar in the eastern Wheatbelt, at South Doodlakine.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR583.loop.shtml#skip

Take care out there.

Rossco

Thats one of three new Radars for Mr BOM in the Wheatbelt...
They added the first at Newdegate middle of last year, then Waltheroo and (IIRC) South Doodlakine was the last one in the Project added about 6 months ago.

They are all Doppler Radar so give wind as well which makes them a better resource than the older jobbies at Albany, Esperance and Gerro

[Avo]

with regard to weather stations there is also some under the dept of agg and food.. i find very useful, as the one for Pemberton is located on the farm i manage..but i has alot in all areas

https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/weather-stations-and-radar