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About the Purple Downs Rain Radar

Woomera Airport

The Woomera radar is located at the Meteorological Office which is 6 km north of the township of Woomera. The surrounding terrain is generally flat and feature less. The Flinders Ranges rise about 130 km to the east, and the northern extremity of Spencer Gulf lies 170 km to the southeast. The radar antenna elevation is 170 metres above sea level. The radar has good coverage in all directions up to a range of about 250 km. "False echoes" or Anomalous Propagation (AP) can occur on limited occasions overnight when a radiation inversion becomes established. AP can be identified by its static appearance and can normally be distinguished from "real" echoes which exhibit some movement. Notice Board Radar and Observation Network Uplift Wheatbelt Radars Project Rainfall Forecast Terminology Marketing Resources About Radar Help and FAQ Go to a Radar Interpreting Radar Images How Radar Works Radar Site Information Optimal Radar Coverage Map New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victorian Western Australia Warnings Water Climate Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Sat
Warnings
No warnings within 100 km.
State Wide
Temperature
Purple Downs
14 °C 26 °C 2pm 14 °C 7am
↓ Cooling
Now: 14 °C
Weather Now for Purple Downs
14 °C
Feels like 10 °C
Wind
8 kn NNE
Humidity
56%
Pressure
1026 hPa
At Roxby Downs
Nearby Wind
50 km radius
N S W E 8 kn Roxby Downs 12 kn Woomera Andamooka
Purple Downs
8 kn NNE
Recent Locations
Purple Downs
8 kn NNE
14°
Harrison
Calm
Downer
Calm
Patho -
Evatt
Calm
Aranda
Calm
Acton
Calm
Sun
7:17am rise 5:27pm set
10 h 10 m of daylight
Now: 1:22am
23 seconds less than yesterday
Moon
3:52am rise 2:44pm set
16% illuminated
Waning Crescent
Live Weather
Nearby
Roxby Downs, SA
8 kn NNE
14°
Woomera, SA
12 kn NNE
15°
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Calm
19°
Hottest in Australia
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7 kn N
27°
Coldest in Australia
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4 kn SW
-2°
Wettest in Australia
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73.6 mm