Weather and climate forecasts
Here you’ll find links to reputable online sources of weather and climate forecasts for Australia.
- Weather and warnings - Bureau of Meteorology
- Water and the Land (WATL) - Bureau of Meteorology
- Seasonal outlooks - Bureau of Meteorology
- Multi-week forecasts - Centre for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
- Multi-week forecasts - Bureau of Meteorology
Weather and warnings - Bureau of Meteorology
Weather forecasts, warnings and observations for Bureau of Meteorology weather stations across Australia.
Water and the Land (WATL) - Bureau of Meteorology
WATL (pronounced 'wattle') brings together climate and weather information for farmers, including forecasts for:
- rainfall – up to 8 days out
- rainfall – cumulative rainfall to date with potential season outcomes
- temperature
- wind
- pressure
- humidity
- evaporation
- sunshine
- El Niño and La Niña
Seasonal outlooks - Bureau of Meteorology
Seasonal outlooks include:
- 3-month rainfall outlook – a description of the outlook for north, south-east and western Australia
- 3-month rainfall outlook – maps and tables showing the chances of exceeding the median or of getting a certain amount
- 3-month temperature outlook for north, south-east and western Australia
- ENSO wrap-up - regular commentary on the El Niño - Southern Oscillation
- ENSO outlooks - forecast of El Niño and La Niña events - a summary of the opinion of National Climate Centre climatologists on the outputs from eight reputable climate models
Multi-week forecasts - Centre for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
This site has the only multi-week forecast for Australia.
Temperature and rainfall outlooks:
- 0–5 day outlook
- 6–10 day outlook
- 10-day anomalies
Multi-week forecast - Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology, with support from Managing Climate Variability, is developing an Australian-based multi-week forecast.
Find out more about the 2 projects: