links
radar | satellite | lightning | wx maps | Aus wx | wx stations & cams | international | misc |
If you find any of these links being old or wrong, please put the info on my feedback page - thanks!
Main Australian websites
Bureau of Meteorology - The biggest and best Australian weather website continues to improve. Limitless observations, stats, maps, charts, forecasts, outlooks and historical data.
Weatherzone - Lots of info, charts and obs here too. A forum as well.
Weather Data: Radar
Bureau of Meteorology - Brisbane 128km radar | 64km | 256 | 512 | Doppler | Marburg | Grafton | Gympie | Moree | Sydney | Melbourne | Adelaide | Hobart | Perth | Darwin | Broome | Alice Springs | National
The Weather Chaser - Long radar loops and archives - a very handy site! | Brisbane | Grafton | Gympie | Moree
Weatherzone radar - Brisbane | Grafton | Gympie | Queensland | Australia
Elders Weather - Brisbane | Queensland | Australia
Satellite Imagery
BSCH: Australian 1km Vis - sourced from YPMOC (there can be problems with this image)
BoM: Australian IR | Australian VIS
CIMSS: Australian IR loop | Enhanced Colour IR Loop | WV Loop | NW Aus/Indian Ocean
NOAA: Satellite Archives - globe - goes back to 1974!
MODIS: SE Australia with great resolutions!
Lightning Data
Energex: Energex Lightning Tracker
Ipswich-city.com: Lightning Tracker
Narrabri Weather: Lightning Detector
Condor Weather: Condor ACT Lightning Tracker
Weather Maps and Charts
BoM: Mean Sea Level Pressure Analysis
BoM: Soundings (user: "bomw0007"; password: "aviation")
AWN: Australian Obs/Pressure/Winds | Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne | Tasmania | Adelaide | Perth | Darwin
BSCH: Stormcast Aus from GFS | Brisbane GFS | Accumulated Precip from GFS for Australia | Brisbane
BSCH: GFS Plot Data | BoM Soundings
Australian Weather Websites
Brisbane Storm Chasers Homepage: BSCH has a wealth of information such as reports and photos, as well as technical info and weather charts.
Downunder Chasing: Chase reports, photos and weather education by Anthony Cornelius.
Marty Pouwelse Photography: Awesome storm photos with reports.
Lightning Photography: Fantastic lightning photos by Michael Bath.
Australian Weather News: AWN has just about every Aus weather observation you could ever need, and more.
Sydney Storm Chasers: SSC has storm reports and photos from the Sydney area.
Ozthunder: Australian weather and storm chasing.
NSW Storms: Photography and Storm Chasing by Dave Ellem.
Tony Middleton Photography Blog: Tony's photos are amazing, and the blog is thought provoking and very easy to read.
Australian Sky & Weather: Victorian Storms and weather.
Weather Stations and Webcams
BSCH: Many webcams have been set up by the hardworking Ben Quinn. These webcams are located in Redcliffe, Kalbar, Wynnum and Caboolture. The list is growing!
Ipswich-city.com: High quality webcam in Ipswich, west of Brisbane. Also they have a webcam at Laidley with audio - great for storms!
ASW: Great views from near Lismore with two high quality webcams, with weather station data below.
Spring Grove Weather Station: Between Lismore and Casino.
Cleveland Weather Station: East of Brisbane with webcam.
Raymond Terrace: High quality webcam near Newcastle, NSW. Links to weather data on left of page.
Salisbury Plains Weather: High quality webcam and weather data near Armidale, NSW.
Kyogle Weather: Nice live image of the Kyogle area with weather station.
Rosebay Highschool Webcam: One of the best webcams anywhere, with panoramic views of Hobart and Mt Wellington.
Tekapo Tourism: One of my favourite places in the world, Lake Tekapo NZ. Great panoramic views of the lake and surrounding NZ Alps.
International Weather
NZ Met Service: Limited NZ weather data, forecasts and charts.
NOAA: Extensive US weather data and charts | Radar | Satellite | Convective Outlook | Hurricane Centre
JTWC: News on tropical systems, ie typhoons, hurricanes, tropical cyclones.
Stormtrack Forum: Great reports and chat relating to interesting weather in the US - especially thunderstorms, snow and hurricanes.
Chase Day: Awesome photos and reports of thunderstorms and tornadoes by Gene Moore.
Under The Meso: Brilliant weather and nature photos by Mike Umscheid.
Extreme Instability: Great photos with reports by Mike Hollingshead.
UK Met Office: Weather and data from the UK.
Miscellaneous
Brisbane Broncos: The best team in the NRL!
Cricinfo: Cricket news, stats, and LIVE scorecards.
ABC news: In depth Australian news - without the very annoying popups and ads of other news sites.
RedBubble: Great photos from many talented people.
National Library of Australia: This site has a great photo search.
YouTube: I could be in there for days.
DP Review: Reviews and info on digital cameras.
Cameras Direct: I've purchased my cameras/lenses from them - great service with cheap prices.
