Interpreting Data
The website provides a comprehensive selection of computer forecast
models. These models are run on supercomputers using complex sets of
equations and ...
Wed, 16 Jul, 2014 at 11:17 AM
Pressure charts, also known as synoptic charts, show the movement of
high and low pressure systems across the country. The solid white lines
are called...
Fri, 5 Sep, 2014 at 6:41 AM
There are two types of synoptic charts on the website. There is one analysis chart and six forecast charts.
Analysis Chart The
analysis chart repres...
Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 at 10:58 PM
There are three main symbols used on the synoptic charts. The first
is the pressure labels. High pressure centres are marked with an red 'H'
an...
Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 at 11:00 PM
The temperature chart shows the forecast minimum and maximum
temperatures for all the major cities along with a forecast icon. The
contour lines relate ...
Fri, 5 Sep, 2014 at 1:48 PM
The sea temperature charts show sea surface temperature anomalies
for both the Australian region and the entire world. That is, it shows
how far above ...
Sun, 28 Sep, 2014 at 9:39 AM
The lightning chart shows cloud-to-ground lightning strikes that have
occurred in the last three hours. Those strikes marked white have
occurred most r...
Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 at 10:58 PM
In the computer models section, there are forecast wind charts
available at a whole variety of resolutions and height levels. These
charts are showing t...
Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 at 10:59 PM
The forecast rain charts are manually prepared charts, which show the
probability of rain occurring around the country on any particular day.
They are b...
Wed, 17 Sep, 2014 at 11:11 AM
The website lists all current warnings issued by the Bureau of
Meteorology. Warnings fall into a number of different categories. The
first, and most co...
Tue, 23 Sep, 2014 at 6:02 AM