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Agricultural Weather Edition

View areas where current fire danger is acute. Color-coded index ranges make it easy to see the level of fire danger risk.

  • Added new layers across all Australia for Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI) and Grassland Fire Danger Index (GFDI) values.
  • A new “10-Meter Wind Speed/Dir” layer estimates observed wind speeds at 10 meters above ground for stations whose sensors are below the 10 meter height.

Use Tips

  • In the Weather map, select these layers from Weather > Severe Weather.
  • To see the risk levels that the map colors represent, in the bottom right corner of the screen, to the right of the layer name, hover over the legend.
  • With the layer setting, you can select which index ranges you want to view.
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