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The Bureau of Meteorology are advising members of an upgrade to the Warruwi weather radar.
The upgrade of Warruwi radar is part of the most significant program of upgrades of Australia's radar and observation network in a generation. By June 2024, the Bureau is delivering 8 new radars, plus upgrades to 46 radars, almost 700 automatic weather stations and 200 flood warning network sites across the country.
From Monday 6 June 2022, subject to any unforeseen delays, the Bureau will commence installation of a new digital receiver and control system for the Warruwi radar. The work will take approximately 8 weeks to complete. The upgraded radar system will improve the tracking of winds, quality of rainfall images and predictions for severe storms.
The Warruwi radar will need to be offline for this eight-week period for Bureau technicians to complete this work. During that period, the community is encouraged to become familiar with the Bureau's range of alternative sources to find their local weather information:
The Warruwi radar is one part of a comprehensive weather observation network of more than 11,000 assets including satellites, upper atmosphere monitoring, automatic weather stations, ocean buoys and flood warning networks.
The upgrade of Warruwi radar is part of the most significant program of upgrades of Australia's radar and observation network in a generation. By June 2024, the Bureau is delivering 8 new radars, plus upgrades to 46 radars, almost 700 automatic weather stations and 200 flood warning network sites across the country.