Sunshine Coast rain radar: old BOM-style loop
Explore recent Sunshine Coast rain with a simple radar loop centred near Maroochydore. Pause on a frame, step through the available history, or expand the map for a larger view.
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 Sunshine Coast radar view
The closer view covers the central Sunshine Coast and surrounding hinterland. Widen the map to compare conditions toward Noosa, Gympie and Moreton Bay, using the selected location and distance rings as reference points.
Use the nearby-location links to move north toward Gympie or south toward Brisbane. Each shortcut changes the map centre; it does not switch to an individual radar station feed.
Radars covering Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast is covered by two Bureau radars. The closest is Gympie (Mt Kanigan), 91 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 Sunshine Coast | Site and what it sees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gympie (Mt Kanigan) (IDR08) | 91 km north-west of Sunshine Coast | 128 km · 256 km · 512 km | Mt Kanighan, near Gympie DWSR 8502S 2° S-band On an isolated cluster of hills about 27 km north-north-west of Gympie. A good view of the coastal plain from the Town of 1770 to Beenleigh, and inland to Dalby and Toowoomba. |
| Mt Stapylton (IDR66) | 120 km south of Sunshine Coast | 128 km · 256 km · 512 km | Mt Stapylton, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast Meteor 1500 S-band Doppler |
Sites, types and siting notes paraphrased from the Bureau of Meteorology's radar information page; distances are from the Sunshine Coast city centre.
Official BOM radar loops for Sunshine Coast
The Bureau of Meteorology still publishes its classic radar loops on reg.bom.gov.au. These are the official station loops covering Sunshine Coast, at each range the Bureau offers:
- Gympie (Mt Kanigan) (IDR08): 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km · Atmosphr page
- Brisbane (Mt Stapylton) (IDR66): 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.
Nearby southeast Queensland radar views
Read the radar guide for help with timestamps, coverage and playback.