Gympie (Mt Kanigan) radar loop
The Bureau's Gympie (Mt Kanigan) weather radar (IDR08) sits at Mt Kanighan, near Gympie. 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: Gympie.
Distance rings are measured from your selected location. Transparent areas may be dry or outside coverage. Colours are not a calibrated rainfall measurement.
Official Gympie (Mt Kanigan) 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 Gympie (Mt Kanigan) radar
- Site: Mt Kanighan, near Gympie (25.96° S, 152.58° E).
- Radar: DWSR 8502S 2° S-band.
- Coverage notes, including known blind spots and false echoes, are on the Bureau's Queensland radar information page.
Towns this radar covers
| Town (7-day forecast) | From the radar | Atmosphr radar |
|---|---|---|
| Gympie | 27 km south | Radar centred on Gympie |
| Sunshine Coast | 91 km south-east | Radar centred on Sunshine Coast |
| Bundaberg | 123 km north | Radar centred on Bundaberg |
Further out, between 128 and 256 km: Brisbane (174 km south), Toowoomba (189 km south), Gold Coast (243 km south). 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:
- Toowoomba, 158 km south: 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km · Atmosphr page
- Brisbane (Marburg), 184 km south: 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km · Atmosphr page
- Brisbane (Mt Stapylton), 207 km south: 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km · Atmosphr page
- Gladstone, 268 km north-west: 128 km · 256 km · 512 km · Atmosphr page
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.