Releasing balloons
Releasing balloons
Releasing balloons
Releasing balloons
Releasing balloons
Releasing balloons

Weather station

Equipment
Releasing balloons

This white box is purpose-built to release weather balloons. Up until the 1990s, weather balloons were released twice-daily from the Bureau of Meteorology office, at Forrest, known as the Met Office. Weather balloons contain instruments which measure temperature, pressure and relative humidity. The last weather balloon was released in March 1995 when the Bureau at Forrest ceased to operate.

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Forrest Museum

An intrepid four-wheel drive or fly in to visit this museum

This little museum is in a location that could best be described, in Australia, as ‘woop woop’ - or, the back of beyond! The Forrest Museum is in the old weather station and shares the aviation, rail...

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1 Forrest-Mundrabilla Road
Forrest WA 6434
Australia

Tel:
(08) 9022 6403
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It is essential to contact the caretakers on the number provided in advance of travelling to Forrest.

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Forrest Museum Overview
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