About Live Wind

Welcome to the Live Wind website! This website provides real-time wind observation data from the Australia Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). The data is updated every 10 minutes, and it shows the wind speed, wind direction, and gusts at over 720 locations across Australia. You can use this website to:

• Track the current wind conditions in your area
• Plan outdoor activities, such as sailing, surfing, fishing, or kitesurfing
• Stay safe during windy weather

To get started, simply enter a location in the search bar. The website will then display the live wind observation data for that location. You can also zoom in and out of the map to see the wind conditions in different areas. We hope you find this website helpful! Here's some more info about the website:

• The website is easy to use and navigate.
• The data is accurate and reliable.
• The website is updated regularly.
• The website is free to use.

Other benefits of the website include:

• Being able to stay safe during windy weather.
• Planning outdoor activities more effectively.
• Making informed decisions about your travel plans.

This website was built by Chris Ackland, the developer of the Vic Wind iOS App. The Australia Government Bureau of Meterology provides frequent data updates for a large amount (724) of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) around Australia and in some offshore islands. This website represents the AWS data in an interactive map across the entirety of Australia. This includes wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, air temperature and apparent air temperature data. The data is usually refreshed every 10 minutes for most AWS locations.

The map webpage has several layers which can be turned on/off by users.

• Base Maps - mostly Google map varients including satellite and dark maps.
• Wind Animations - weather station wind data is interploated across Australia using a scipy.interploate.griddata approach with linear interploation. This provides an animated representation of the current wind conditions across Australia accurate to within 10 minutes to a resolution of around 15 kilometers. Different grid cell sizes are used for the interplation for state-level animation compared to the national-level animation; to provide a more granular wind animation display.
• Water Temperatures - sea surface temperatures are represented on the map (as at September 2023) for Victoria only, including historic data captured since 2020.
• Wind Heat Map - a relative heat map styling for the current wind data intensity; also using the interploation approach used by the animation layers.
• Air Temp Heat Map - a relative representation of the current air temperature.

Lastly, use this website at your own risk. Before you engage in any activity, make sure to check with other people who know the areas well, check for adverse conditions, use caution, and never venture into conditions that exceed your ability level and equipment.

Download the Vic Wind App

If you want to get in touch with feedback, suggestions etc please drop me an email at BYEBYE chris.ackland@gmail.com

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