Adelaide rain radar: classic loop
Follow recent rain around Adelaide with a classic radar loop centred on the city. Switch view widths to compare the Adelaide Plains and Hills with Gulf St Vincent and the Fleurieu Peninsula. Adelaide 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 Adelaide radar view
Rain bands often reach Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent from the west and south-west. The Adelaide Hills can see different totals from the plains, so compare the close and wider views rather than reading one colour as a city-wide amount.
Times follow South Australian time, half an hour behind the eastern states. The Bureau’s Buckland Park and Sellicks Hill loops are linked below.
Compare successive frames to see how echoes have moved. Playback shows what has already happened; it does not predict where the next shower will go.
Official BOM radar loops for Adelaide
The Bureau of Meteorology still publishes its classic radar loops. For the official station imagery covering Adelaide, open Adelaide (Buckland Park) (IDR64) or Adelaide (Sellicks Hill) (IDR46).
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 Adelaide
Read the radar guide for help with timestamps, coverage and playback.