BOM Weather

The Description of BOM Weather

Site Editorial Commentary：BOM Weather - the Bureau of Meteorology's official weather app

Australia's official weather app, BOM Weather, comes directly from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), providing comprehensive weather information across the country.

Download the BOM Weather app for instant access to hourly and 7-day forecasts, high-resolution radar imagery, and critical weather warnings, ensuring you're always prepared, no matter where you are in Australia.

BOM Weather is available for free and without ads on both mobile phones and tablets. Key features include:
- Customizable widgets that display essential weather information at a glance, directly on your home screen.
- A convenient Offline mode, allowing you to access saved weather data even without an internet connection.

The BOM Weather app offers a wealth of detailed weather information:

Current weather conditions:
- Real-time temperature readings and intuitive weather icons.
- 'Feels like' temperature, accounting for humidity and wind chill.
- Rainfall information.
- Current wind speed, direction, and gust strength (displayed in both knots and km/h).
- Relative humidity levels.
- Daily rainfall totals since 9 am.
- Concise local text forecasts.

Detailed forecasts:
- Hourly forecasts for temperature, wind, gust, humidity, dew point, and rain probability for the next 72 hours.
- Comprehensive 7-day forecasts providing an overview of the week's weather.
- Total wave height and direction forecasts (available for coastal locations).
- Sunrise and sunset times for each day.
- UV index and moon phase information.
- Fire danger ratings to keep you informed of potential risks.
- Detailed waters forecasts and summaries for the coming days, including tide information (for relevant coastal locations).

Interactive map:
- Visualize rain patterns with radar imagery extending 90 minutes into both the past and the future.
- View active weather warnings and access detailed information about each warning.
- Pan and zoom to explore weather conditions anywhere in Australia.
- Your current location is clearly marked on the map.
- See optimal radar coverage areas while viewing rain.

Customizable warning notifications:
- Receive warning notifications for up to 3 specified locations across Australia.
- Stay informed about coastal hazards, fire weather, flood risks, heatwaves, marine wind warnings, severe thunderstorms, severe weather events, tropical cyclones, and tsunami alerts.

Historical weather data:
- Review recent high and low temperature readings, including the highest and lowest temperatures, the strongest wind gust, and total rainfall.
- Access 72 hours of historical data for temperature, wind, and rainfall.

Location management:
- Automatically use your current location for weather updates.
- Save your favorite locations for quick access.
- Search for weather information for any location in Australia.
- Easily view your recent locations.

Widgets for at-a-glance information:
- Display weather details for your current or selected location directly on your device's home screen.
- Provides current, minimum, and maximum temperatures, plus other key weather data.
- Add multiple widgets for different locations across Australia.