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Radar Details

Longreach Windfinding and Weather Watch Radar
Queensland
23.4300°S  144.2900°E  200m AMSL

LocationLongreach Airport Radar TypeWF 100 C Band Typical Availability0000-0915; 1030-1515; 1630-2115; 2230 -0000

This radar has good visibility in all directions with light echoes being detected out to about 100km and stronger echoes out to about 300km. Light rain from mid-level cloud can be "seen" out to about 250km, however, these can sometimes be misleading as the radar often detects virga (precipitation which does not reach the ground).

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Weather News

Broome swamped in wettest December on record

16:33 EDT

A tropical low pressure system has combined with Cyclone Yvette to dump more than 200 millimetres of rain on Broome.

Detailed Christmas Day forecast

12:21 EDT

Intense heat, thunderstorms, flooding rain and damaging winds are all on the cards for Christmas Day this year.

SA Government declares 'code red' for homeless during hot spell, shelters to stay open longer

12:08 EDT

South Australia's homeless services will be boosted over the Christmas period as a result of forecast extreme heat over the next few days.