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Sydney.com provides information about the area, including things to see and do, predominantly from a tourist perspective, but then most locals don't spend much time visiting their city! The official City of Sydney web site contains information for both visitors and residents of the city's administrative area.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology web site has weather information for the whole of Australia, but specifically of interest to Sydneysiders are
- Current Observations
- shows the weather conditions at various locations around the metropolitan area
- 64 km Radar
- static or loop
- 128 km Radar
- static or loop
- 256 km Radar
- static or loop
- 512 km Radar (composite)
- static or loop
- Storm Tracker
- site (from Country Energy) displays (delayed) lightning activity and rainfall around the state
- Satellite image
- shows the infrared satellite image, with a link to the visible image too.
- Metropolitan Forecast
- page is a text page with the forecast for the next few days.
- SOI Value
- or Southern Oscillation Index plots the pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin, and is often an indicator of expected rainfall over the next few months. Positive indicates wetter conditions, negative is usually drier than normal.
The suburban rail network is operated by City Rail whose timetable is also online.
Transport Infoline provides trip planning, timetables, fares etc. for travelling around Sydney using public transport.
Sydney Harbour ferries are operated by Sydney Ferries with timetable information.
