Hobart Airport 256km Radar/Lightning
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Radar Details
Tasmania
LocationHobart Airport Radar TypeWF 100 C Band Typical Availability0000-0300; 0430-0900; 1030-1500; 1630-2100; 2230-0000
This installation is primarily a windfinding radar. The coverage in weather watch mode is poor. Surrounded by mountains and hills in most directions, it provides coverage for the immediate area surrounding Hobart Airport, about 40km along the Coal River Valley to the northwest and to the southeast over Frederick Henry Bay to the Tasman Peninsula.
Now Temperature
At Gold Coast
10:20 EST
26°C
21°C
Possible thunderstorm
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Weather News
Biggest rain since last winter soaking NSW coast
15:26 EDT
Parts of the New South Wales coast are in for their biggest downpours since last winter, bringing a much needed drink to gardens and parks but also causing some flooding.
Adelaide to welcome autumn with heatwave
13:05 EDT
After a respite from intense summer heat over the last couple of weeks, Adelaide is set to sizzle once again.
Warmer seas give east coast rain a helping hand
15:19 EDT
If you wanted to stay a bit warmer today, a dip in the ocean is probably your best bet, despite the rain.
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