Atmosphr

Australian weather · A familiar way to explore

Old BOM radar links and classic rain radar

Australia → your state → your location

Find your local rain radar

Choose a state on the map, then a location to open recent rain radar.

Australia
Northern TerritoryNew South WalesSouth AustraliaAustralian Capital TerritoryVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaTasmania

State outlines: ABS ASGS 2016, simplified · CC BY 4.0. Locations select areas in the radar composite.

Clear controls, useful context

A classic-style radar alternative

If you searched for “old BOM radar” because you want a familiar place to check rain, open the radar using the links above. Atmosphr pairs recent radar history with hourly and seven-day model forecasts.

The Bureau’s current website remains the place to check official radar products and warnings. Atmosphr offers its own classic-style viewer with familiar playback controls and separate links to official BOM information.

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Replay the available history

Play, pause, step through frames or return to the latest available frame. The timeline shows the feed’s available history, which can vary.

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Choose how you zoom

Use the map’s zoom buttons or view-width presets. On a desktop, enable “Wheel zoom” to zoom with the mouse wheel. Use Expand for more map space.

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Check the time before the colours

Read the selected frame’s timestamp and freshness status. Past radar is a view of previous echoes, not a forecast of the next hour.

Know what you are seeing

Radar questions, explained

Learn what colours mean, why rain may not appear, and how to check timestamps and use the zoom controls.

Read the rain radar guide →

Is this the old Bureau of Meteorology radar?

No. Atmosphr is a separate, independent weather website. RainViewer supplies the displayed composite and lists BOM as its Australian source. The official BOM radar service is linked above.

Can I see radar for Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne?

The location shortcuts open the same map centred on your chosen city. Images depend on the provider’s current coverage and availability.

Is this an archive of old radar images?

No. The playback covers frames in the current feed. Atmosphr does not offer a date-searchable historical radar archive.

Looking for Mt Stapylton, Marburg or a 256 km BOM loop?

The Brisbane and Gold Coast pages offer a familiar loop and selectable view widths. The width is the area shown on the map, not the range of a named BOM radar station. Atmosphr uses a RainViewer composite; for station-specific imagery use the official BOM radar map.

Queensland warning and forecast links · Weather for construction planning

South East Queensland rain event

Compare the Brisbane rain outlook with observations and reported impacts.

Sources, licences and limitations

Classic rain radar and old BOM links

Choose your state or city for a classic radar viewer that loops automatically, with clear timestamps, distance rings and mobile-friendly controls.

Open rain radar Official BOM classic loops ↓

Atmosphr is an independent alternative, not the original BOM website. Radar imagery is a historical composite supplied through RainViewer, not a directly ingested official BOM radar feed.

Queensland radar shortcuts

Browse Queensland rain radar →

Brisbane rain radarOpen classic radar loop →Gold Coast rain radarOpen classic radar loop →Sunshine Coast rain radarOpen classic radar loop →Toowoomba rain radarOpen classic radar loop →

Capital-city rain radar

Open your city directly. Brisbane radar and the other Queensland views are above. For 7-day forecasts, see Australian town forecasts.

Sydney rain radarOpen the classic loop →Melbourne rain radarOpen the classic loop →Perth rain radarOpen the classic loop →Adelaide rain radarOpen the classic loop →Hobart rain radarOpen the classic loop →Darwin rain radarOpen the classic loop →Canberra rain radarOpen the classic loop →

Where did the old BOM radar go?

The Bureau of Meteorology launched a redesigned website in October 2025. After a wave of complaints about the new radar it restored the previous rain-radar colour scheme on 31 October 2025 (ABC News). The classic radar pages were never switched off: they still run on reg.bom.gov.au, and every loop linked on this page was checked on 3 October 2026.

How to open the classic loop for your area

  1. Find your state below and pick the radar nearest you. Coastal cities often have two.
  2. Choose a range: 64 km for suburbs and storms close by, 128 km for the region, 256 km to see what is coming, 512 km for the wider picture.
  3. Bookmark the loop page. Its address does not change.

Reading a classic loop address

Each loop is reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR + the radar number + one digit for the range: 4 = 64 km, 3 = 128 km, 2 = 256 km, 1 = 512 km. For example, Brisbane (Mt Stapylton) is radar 66, so IDR663 is its 128 km loop and IDR662 its 256 km loop. Some inland and remote radars have no 64 km loop.

Prefer one page per radar with the towns it covers and an old BOM-style loop? Each state's radar page is linked below.

Official BOM radar loops for every Australian radar

Open any station's classic loop directly on reg.bom.gov.au, at every range the Bureau still publishes, or the Atmosphr page for that radar. The ACT is covered by Canberra (Captains Flat), listed under New South Wales as the Bureau lists it.

Queensland

New South Wales

Victoria

Tasmania

South Australia

Western Australia

Northern Territory

Links checked against reg.bom.gov.au on 3 October 2026. Atmosphr is independent of the Bureau of Meteorology.