Darwin rain radar: old BOM-style loop
Follow recent rain around Darwin with a classic radar loop centred on the city. Switch view widths to compare Darwin Harbour and Palmerston with the Tiwi Islands and the wider Top End. Darwin 7-day forecast.
Distance rings are measured from your selected location. Transparent areas may be dry or outside coverage. Colours are not a calibrated rainfall measurement.
Using the Darwin radar view
In the wet season, storms and squall lines often form or cross the coast in the afternoon and evening, and monsoon rain can persist for days. The wider views help you follow lines of storms moving across the Top End.
Times are shown in Northern Territory time, which does not observe daylight saving. The Bureau’s Berrimah loop is linked below.
Compare successive frames to see how echoes have moved. Playback shows what has already happened. The Next 4 hours panel under the map carries that movement forward as an estimate, then hands over to the forecast model.
Radars covering Darwin
Darwin is covered by one Bureau radar. The closest is Darwin (Berrimah), 9 km away. The loops listed for each radar are the official ranges that include the city centre; a radar's 64 km loop only helps if you are within 64 km of the radar itself.
| Radar | Where it is | Official loops that include Darwin | Site and what it sees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin (Berrimah) (IDR63) | 9 km east of Darwin | 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km | Berrimah, about 7 km south-east of Darwin Airport DWSR 2502 (C-Band) Good coverage to about 250 km, with some low-level masking to the east and partial blockage to the north-north-east from transmitter towers. Heavy rain over the site weakens the whole picture. |
Sites, types and siting notes paraphrased from the Bureau of Meteorology's radar information page; distances are from the Darwin city centre.
Official BOM radar loops for Darwin
The Bureau of Meteorology still publishes its classic radar loops on reg.bom.gov.au. These are the official station loops covering Darwin, at each range the Bureau offers:
- Darwin (Berrimah) (IDR63): 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km · Atmosphr page
See every Bureau radar loop by state.
Looking for the old BOM radar?
Atmosphr offers a classic-style alternative with automatic playback and simple controls. It is independent of the Bureau of Meteorology. The image is a historical composite supplied through RainViewer, not a direct station-specific BOM product.
More near Darwin
Read the radar guide for help with timestamps, coverage and playback.