The Bureau of Meteorology has backflipped on one of the more contentious elements of its controversial new $4.1 million website, announcing it will revert the default display for its rain radar.

The weather bureau has faced criticism from some users, as well as Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and federal Environment Minister Murray Watt, over the redesigned website.

The BoM's new "rain rate" radar (left) and the older "rain reflectivity" (right):

The BoM's rain rate radar. / The BoM's rain reflectivity radar. (Bureau of Meteorology)

After previously pledging to take that feedback on board and tweak the new design, acting chief executive Peter Stone announced this afternoon that the BoM has changed the default display of its new-look radar, which has been a particular target

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