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Welcome to the new-look Samford Valley Weather Information Service site! It is a bit more than just a new look — I have completely redeveloped the site from scratch as a WordPress-based system. I have tried to retain as much of the legacy website’s familiar “look and feel” as possible, because the feedback I have received over the years suggests that this is something many visitors value.

In addition to most of the information blocks from the previous site, I have added a new Aircraft block covering aircraft activity over the Samford area. It provides a wide range of information about aircraft flying over our community since Brisbane Airport’s New Parallel Runway opened in 2020.

Almost all of the aircraft information is derived from my own ADS-B aircraft monitoring system, which has been collecting data in our area since 2021 and has now accumulated close to a billion individual aircraft records.

I have also added a new Warnings block, which brings together warnings and alerts from several different sources, including my own weather station, the Bureau of Meteorology, fire information, earthquakes and other incidents relevant to the Samford area.

I hope you enjoy the new site, and I welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have — including reports of bugs!

I also greatly appreciate donations of any size. Developing and operating the site involves ongoing expenses, as well as hundreds of hours of my own time. The Contact and Donate buttons can be found in the header at the top of this page.

I hope you find the site useful!

Steve Parry

Temperature: 14.4C+0.8 C
Humidity: 99%steady
Pressure: 1023.9hPa-1.3 hPa
Wind: 0.0km/hWsteady
Gust: 2.0km/hsteady
Rain: 1.4mmRate 0.0 mm/hr
Dew Point: 14.2C+0.9 C
Feels Like: 15.7C+1.0 C

Hourly Forecast

Now

14°C

26%

04:00

14°C

31%

05:00

14°C

35%

06:00

14°C

38%

07:00

16°C

45%

08:00

17°C

58%

09:00

19°C

73%

10:00

19°C

84%

11:00

19°C

88%

12:00

19°C

87%

13:00

20°C

82%

14:00

21°C

72%

15:00

20°C

59%

16:00

20°C

47%

17:00

19°C

38%

18:00

18°C

30%

19:00

17°C

25%

20:00

17°C

27%

21:00

16°C

32%

22:00

15°C

33%

23:00

15°C

27%

00:00

15°C

17%

01:00

14°C

10%

02:00

14°C

8%

03:00

15°C

8%

04:00

15°C

10%

05:00

15°C

11%

06:00

15°C

14%

07:00

16°C

20%

08:00

18°C

35%

09:00

19°C

55%

10:00

21°C

67%

11:00

22°C

66%

12:00

21°C

57%

13:00

22°C

47%

14:00

22°C

38%

10-Day Forecast

Today 17/10

21°C14°C

88%

Sun 18/10

22°C14°C

67%

Mon 19/10

19°C14°C

97%

Tue 20/10

24°C13°C

93%

Wed 21/10

24°C15°C

97%

Thu 22/10

22°C15°C

84%

Fri 23/10

24°C14°C

75%

Sat 24/10

26°C16°C

67%

Sun 25/10

27°C17°C

59%

Mon 26/10

29°C19°C

57%

Wind

0 km/h W

Forecast 8 km/h SSE - Gust 19 km/h

Sunrise & Sunset

Sunrise & Sunset

05:11 - 17:57

Sunrise - Sunset

Precipitation

1.4 mm

Today - 26% now - 0.0 mm next hr

UV Index

0.0

Current - Max 7.8

Humidity

99%

Forecast 97%

Visibility

13.2 km

Forecast

Pressure

1,023.9 hPa

Forecast MSL 1,024.9 hPa

Local observations: Samford Valley Weather. Forecast data: Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.

Forecast

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.5 | Build date 30-09-2026

About this block

Forecast shows a coordinate-specific Open-Meteo forecast for the Samford Valley Weather monitoring location, with selected current values from local SVW observations labelled separately.

Using this block

Forecast shows an Open-Meteo forecast for the fixed Samford Valley Weather monitoring coordinates, with selected current values labelled separately as SVW observations. Hourly and 10-day strips scroll horizontally where they overflow. Use the footer controls to capture, enter fullscreen, refresh, or open this help.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

Where does the forecast come from?

Future forecast values are retrieved server-side from Open-Meteo for the Samford Valley monitoring coordinates. Public browsers do not call the provider directly.

Are current values forecasts?

No. Values labelled Now at SVW are local station observations. Values labelled Forecast are external forecast values for the same location.

Why might the forecast be stale?

If the provider is temporarily unavailable, SVW can show the most recent cached forecast for a limited period and labels it as temporarily stale.

Samford local time: 17-Oct-2026 0:00 to 17-Oct-2026 3:15

Measurement	Avg	Max	Min
Temperature	13.7 °C	14.4 °C02:50	13.2 °C00:35
Humidity	99 %	99 %01:35	98 %00:00
Barometric pressure	1,024.4 hPa	1,025.3 hPa00:10	1,023.9 hPa02:55
Wind speed	0.0 km/h	0.0 km/h00:00	0.0 km/h00:00
Wind gust	0.8 km/h	2.0 km/h01:40	0.0 km/h00:00
Rain	Total1.4 mm	Max/Day1.4 mm00:00	Avg/Day1.4 mm
Apparent temperature	14.8 °C	15.7 °C02:50	14.1 °C00:35
Dew point	13.5 °C	14.2 °C02:50	12.9 °C00:35

Period

Station Data

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.2 | Build date 30-09-2026

About this block

Station Data summarises canonical Samford Valley Weather observations for the selected reporting period.

Using this block

Station Data summarises Samford Valley Weather observations for the selected reporting period. Avg uses valid observations in the period. Max and Min show the actual extrema, with the occurrence time shown beneath the value where available. Rain follows the Meteotemplate cumulative-rain model from the canonical R counter: the AVG cell shows period rainfall, Max/Day shows the highest local-day rainfall in the selection, and Avg/Day averages selected local-day rainfall totals. Change the period selector to view rolling periods, calendar periods, all available data or a specific historical date. Live periods refresh through the shared SVW automatic refresh cycle; the footer Refresh control reloads the current selection manually.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

Why do some maximum/minimum values show a date as well as a time?

Multi-day periods require the date to identify when the extreme occurred.

Why is rainfall different from the other rows?

Rainfall is based on the cumulative R rainfall counter. The period rainfall, Max/Day and Avg/Day values follow local-day rainfall totals rather than instantaneous rain rate.

Why might a value or occurrence time be unavailable?

Historical source coverage can contain gaps or invalid readings, which are excluded from calculations.

Does changing the period change the raw weather data?

No. It only changes the window over which the existing station observations are summarised.

67.1%

TODAY

1.4MM

67.1% AVG

18.1%

THIS MONTH

12.6MM

18.1% AVG

86.6%

THIS YEAR

1,102.4MM

86.6% AVG

Rain

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.2 | Build date 30-09-2026

About this block

Rain displays Samford Valley Weather rainfall from the canonical station observation database.

Using this block

The Rain block shows Today, This Month and This Year rainfall compared with equivalent historical average periods. Use MORE to reveal the detailed rows, HIDE to return to the compact view, and the footer controls to capture, enter fullscreen, refresh or open help. Rainfall is based on the canonical Samford Valley Weather station observations and can differ from nearby gauges.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

What do the three circles mean?

Each circle compares the selected period rainfall with the matching historical average. The visible ring fill is capped at a full circle, but the percentage text still shows values above 100%.

How is % AVG calculated?

The percentage is rainfall divided by the equivalent historical average for the same elapsed period. Month and year comparisons use month-to-date and year-to-date windows rather than full-month or full-year totals.

What does Rain rate now mean?

Rain rate now is the current canonical station rain-rate observation from alldata.RR, shown in millimetres per hour.

What does Last 7 days include?

Last 7 days covers today plus the preceding six Samford local calendar days.

What does Last rain mean?

Last rain is derived from recent positive rain-rate observations and rainfall-counter increases in the canonical station data.

Warnings Map

Warnings Archive

Open the archive to load warnings.

Filter Archived Warnings

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Warnings Portal

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.11 | Build date 11-10-2026

About this block

The Warnings Portal aggregates current official warnings where a safe structured source is available, local SVW alerts, source-health status and a 31-day archive.

Priority colours are SVW presentation bands: Information is light blue, Yellow is a low-level local/community alert, Orange is a higher local/community alert, and Red is reserved for explicit emergency or life-threatening conditions. Official terms such as Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning and Amber Alert are preserved as agency wording and are not renamed to fit the SVW colour bands.

Source Health reports whether data providers are enabled, reachable and current; it is separate from warning priority. City of Moreton Bay planned-burn records may appear as partial community information when the council structured source supplies local polygons but limited event details.

Official agencies remain authoritative. SVW is supplementary and must not be relied on as the sole warning channel. In an emergency follow official instructions and call Triple Zero where appropriate.

Using this block

Use the Current Warnings, source health, map, archive and detail controls provided by the block. Select a warning card or detail action to open the available record details. Use the footer controls for capture, fullscreen, refresh and help.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

Why did a warning disappear from current warnings?

Warnings move out of the current view when their source no longer reports them as current or the block reconciles them into archive history.

Why are some sources disabled or unavailable?

SVW only displays structured sources that are enabled and available to the block. Source Health reports provider availability separately from warning priority.

Today - 17 Oct

Overnight Flights
Daytime Flights06:00-18:00	0
Total Flights
Jets below 5,000 ft	0
Non-jets below 5,000 ft	0
Lowest Flight

More Information

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MeasurementStatistic / comparisonPeriod

Interactive Graph Block

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.1 | Build date 19-09-2026

About this block

Shows observations from Samford Valley Weather. Selectors change the measurement, statistic and period. Times are Samford local time. Hover or tap the graph to reveal values. Historical periods may summarise observations over intervals.

Using this block

Use the selectors to change measurement, statistic or comparison, and period. Hover or tap the graph to reveal values where supported. Use the footer controls to capture, enter fullscreen, refresh, or open this help.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

Why do long periods look summarised?

Historical periods can summarise observations over intervals so the graph remains readable.

Why can a selected period show gaps?

Gaps can occur when the underlying stored observations are unavailable for part of the selected period.

Station Records

Today (17 Oct)

AVERAGE

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MAXIMUM

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MINIMUM

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Station Records

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.3 | Build date 30-09-2026

About this block

Station Records shows historical calendar-day records from canonical Samford Valley Weather station observations.

Using this block

Station Records shows historical records for the selected calendar date using canonical Samford Valley Weather station observations. Choose a measurement icon to load that record set. MORE expands the view to yesterday, today and tomorrow as calendar-day climatology records, not forecasts or recent observations.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

Why does MORE show yesterday and tomorrow?

Those labels refer to the neighbouring calendar dates across the historical archive. They are not yesterday’s actual weather or tomorrow’s forecast.

Why can values show Loading before dashes?

Historical record calculations are loaded lazily so the main page can return quickly. Dashes are shown only after a requested record has no available data.

Station Historic Records

Select one to view

Station Historic Records

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.3 | Build date 30-09-2026

About this block

Station Historic Records compare stored Samford Valley Weather observation snapshots for the selected metric at the current time and matching past offsets.

Using this block

History compares stored Samford Valley Weather observation snapshots for the selected metric. Select a metric icon to show the current value and the nearest stored observations at matching past offsets such as an hour ago, yesterday, a week ago, a month ago and prior years. Values are raw stored snapshots in station-local time, not period averages.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

Why do History values use nearest stored observations?

The legacy History block compares point-in-time archive rows. SVW reproduces that behaviour by reading the latest stored observation at or before each target time.

Why might a row show no value?

The requested metric may be missing in the nearest stored observation, or the archive may not contain any record at or before that target time.

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Trivia

AIRCRAFT

A 2021 wake encounter near Perth rolled a Fairchild SA227 about 45 degrees after it departed behind an Airbus A320.

Trivia

System v1.2.14 | Block v1.2.2 | Build date 30-09-2026

About this block

The Trivia block displays a randomly selected weather, space or aircraft fact from the local SVW trivia collection.

Public refresh selects from the local dataset and does not contact external websites.

The fine-print disclaimer reflects that facts are periodically reviewed, but records and scientific knowledge can change.

Using this block

The Trivia block displays a randomly selected Weather, Space or Aircraft fact from the curated SVW local trivia collection. Use the refresh control to display another fact.

Frequently asked questions

Search FAQs

Where does the trivia come from?

The public collection uses curated local Weather, Space and Aircraft seed datasets. Approved external-source checks remain server-side and disabled unless enabled by an administrator.

Does the block contact those websites when I press refresh?

No. Public refreshes select another fact from the local SVW trivia dataset.

Why is there a disclaimer?

Facts are periodically reviewed against authoritative sources, but records and scientific knowledge can change. The public disclaimer reflects that reality.

Weather Database

Records held: 03 Jan 2006 - 17 Oct 2026
Collection period: 20 years 9 months 13 days 16 hours 37 minutes
Total Measurements: 2,291,154

Flights Database

Historical Flight records held: 01 Mar 2021 - 17 Oct 2026
Aircraft traffic records processed: 5,008,569
Total Passages identified: 395,417
Samford passages identified: 260,838
Passages by Propulsion Type: Jet154,734Turboprop68,433Piston29,857Helicopter11,493Electric0Other6Unknown130,894
Passages below 5,000 ft: 39,885
Total Jets below 5,000 ft: 3,215