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Newcastle radar loop

The Bureau's Newcastle weather radar (IDR04) sits at Lemon Tree Passage. Open its official loop at 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km, or play the classic-style loop below, centred on the radar. Nearest town forecast: Newcastle.

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Distance rings are measured from your selected location. Transparent areas may be dry or outside coverage. Colours are not a calibrated rainfall measurement.

Official Newcastle radar loops

The Bureau of Meteorology still publishes the classic loops for this radar on reg.bom.gov.au, at each range it offers:

The classic-style loop above is centred on the radar site, so its distance rings line up with the station's range: its view widths match the Bureau's loop ranges.

About the Newcastle radar

  • Site: Lemon Tree Passage (32.73° S, 152.03° E).
  • Radar: WSR 74 S Band Doppler.
  • Coverage notes, including known blind spots and false echoes, are on the Bureau's New South Wales radar information page.

Towns this radar covers

Town (7-day forecast)From the radarAtmosphr radar
Newcastle32 km south-westRadar centred on Newcastle

Further out, between 128 and 256 km: Sydney (148 km south-west), Tamworth (210 km north-west), Wollongong (216 km south-west). Radar beams climb with distance, so light rain far from the radar can be missed.

Nearest other radars

If this radar is offline or a storm sits at the edge of its range, the nearest other Bureau radars are:

Looking for the old BOM radar?

Atmosphr's classic-style loop above is independent of the Bureau of Meteorology. Its imagery is a historical composite supplied through RainViewer, not this station's own product: for the station's own imagery, use the official loops linked above. See every Bureau radar loop by state.