Hobart rain radar: old BOM-style loop
Follow recent rain around Hobart with a classic radar loop centred on the city. Switch view widths to compare the Derwent estuary and kunanyi / Mount Wellington with southern and eastern Tasmania. Hobart 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 Hobart radar view
Hobart sits in the lee of kunanyi / Mount Wellington, and showers in westerly weather often fall more heavily on the mountain and western suburbs than on the eastern shore. Terrain can also partly block radar views of low cloud and rain.
The Bureau’s Mt Koonya and Hobart Airport loops are linked below. The rings on this view measure distance from the Hobart CBD.
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 Hobart
Hobart is covered by two Bureau radars. The closest is Hobart Airport, 16 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 Hobart | Site and what it sees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart (Mt Koonya) (IDR76) | 47 km south-east of Hobart | 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km | Mt Koonya, 50km ESE of Hobart DWSR2502C C band radar (5.610GHz) On the Tasman Peninsula about 46 km east-south-east of Hobart, at 478 m on the tallest radar tower in Australia. High ground to the west, including kunanyi / Mt Wellington, can limit what it sees in that direction. |
| Hobart Airport (IDR37) | 16 km east of Hobart | 128 km · 256 km · 512 km | Hobart Airport WF100 C-Band Radar (5.625GHz) Mainly a wind-finding radar, with limited weather coverage: the area around the airport, the Coal River Valley and Frederick Henry Bay. |
Sites, types and siting notes paraphrased from the Bureau of Meteorology's radar information page; distances are from the Hobart city centre.
Official BOM radar loops for Hobart
The Bureau of Meteorology still publishes its classic radar loops on reg.bom.gov.au. These are the official station loops covering Hobart, at each range the Bureau offers:
- Hobart (Mt Koonya) (IDR76): 64 km · 128 km · 256 km · 512 km · Atmosphr page
- Hobart Airport (IDR37): 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 Hobart
Read the radar guide for help with timestamps, coverage and playback.