Perth Radar Notes
| Location | Serpentine Airfield (Yangedi Rd North, Hopelands) |
|---|---|
| Radar Type | EEC TVDR2500C C Band, 5 centimetre wavelength |
| Typical Availability | 24 hours |
Perth (Serpentine) Weather Watch radar has good coverage in all directions. Intense thunderstorm or cold fronts can be seen up to 250 kilometres away, however at this distance the radar is sensing the structure of the system well above the ground and may give a misleading view of the actual surface rainfall intensity of the system. The radar is susceptible to anomalous propagation (AP) for distances up to 60 kilometres along the coastline and seaward of it. The AP appears as an area of low intensity echoes. A local phenomenon which has been observed occasionally is that of false mirror echoes approaching the radar from the southeast as an intense cold front approaches from the south west. Heavy rain directly over the radar site can cause attenuation of all signals. Path attenuation can also occur when the radar beam passes through intense rainfall, with the returned signals from cells further along that path reduced.
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Map Legend
Fire Risk Hotspots
- ≥ 150 °C
- ≥ 100 °C
- ≥ 50 °C
- < 50 °C
Lightning
- 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)
- 0 - 19
- 20 - 30
- 31 - 39
- 40 - 61
- 62 - 87
- 88+
Rain radar
Light
Heavy
Thunderstorm Risk
- Thunderstorms possible
- Thunderstorms likely
- Thunderstorms severe
Temperature Gradient Map
- -8 °C
- -4 °C
- 0 °C
- 4 °C
- 8 °C
- 12 °C
- 16 °C
- 24 °C
- 28 °C
- 32 °C
- 36 °C
- 40 °C
- 44 °C
- 48 °C
Warning Areas (BOM)
- SEVERE WEATHER
- FIRE
- FLOOD
- COASTAL WIND
- MISC.