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Explore our new rain radar and map viewer

Explore our new rain radar and map viewer

27 June 2025

This information has moved. Find Explore our rain radar and weather maps on our website. You may also be interested in these areas of our website: Learn and explore – where you can find out about weather, climate, oceans and water, and explore our educational resources News and media – to find our...

Meteorology: your weather career starts here

Meteorology: your weather career starts here

11 April 2025

Putting science into practice, meaningful work to help communities, job opportunities in Antarctica – discover what inspires some of our newer meteorologists and how you could become one of them. Train as a meteorologist – study weather science The Bureau trains meteorologists through the Graduate...

Monsoon arrives late in Darwin

Monsoon arrives late in Darwin

12 February 2025

The monsoon has finally arrived in Darwin. Why was it so late, and what does this mean for the rest of the northern Australian wet season? The monsoon arrived in Darwin on 7 February 2025. It's the latest known arrival since records began. The previous record was 25 January 1973. Hot, sticky and...

Let's get technical – working in Antarctica

Let's get technical – working in Antarctica

28 November 2024

As Australia's national weather provider, the Bureau has people and equipment in places you might not expect – such as Antarctica. Some key people in this specialised world are our technical officers. So what do they do and what's it like to work on the icy continent? The Bureau's work in Antarctica supports...

What does it take to build a weather radar?

What does it take to build a weather radar?

07 November 2024

Building a new weather radar may seem as simple as finding a hill, pouring concrete and erecting a tower. But it's more complicated than you might think. Let's dig into some of the challenges. What is a weather radar? A radar is observation equipment that allows us to see precipitation, such as rain or hail. You...

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10 Sep 2024 Know your weather warnings
12 Jul 2024 The making of beta.bom.gov.au
08 Feb 2024 Australia's 2023 in weather: a year of warm temperatures and contrasting rainfall
22 Sep 2023 What is El Niño?
23 Jun 2023 From La Niña to El Niño: who moves the dial?
02 Jun 2023 How climate drivers affect Australia's snow season
23 Mar 2023 Global meteorological links making a difference at home and abroad
09 Feb 2023 Annual Climate Statement 2022: Australia's ninth-wettest year on record
19 Aug 2022 Planning for the northern rains
22 Mar 2022 Groundwater – making the invisible visible
08 Feb 2022 Annual Climate Statement 2021: wetter and warmer than average
07 Dec 2021 Flying safer skies: weather forecasting for air travel
09 Nov 2021 Amazing weather photos: art and science join forces
16 Aug 2021 Ocean modelling combats deadly oyster virus
15 Jun 2021 So you want to be a meteorologist
18 May 2021 Northern Australia wet season lives up to its name
17 May 2021 On the frontline: how weather forecasting plays a critical role in emergency services response
07 May 2021 What are waterspouts, and how do they form?
14 Apr 2021 ‘A vigorous cold front’: why it’s been so cold this week, with more on the way
14 Apr 2021 When cyclones collide: the Fujiwhara effect
19 Feb 2021 La Niña and marine heatwaves off Western Australia
20 Jan 2021 Explainer: what influences air temperature?
08 Jan 2021 Annual Climate Statement 2020: Australia's fourth-warmest year on record
13 Nov 2020 Prepare for hotter days, says the State of the Climate 2020 report for Australia
05 Nov 2020 Tsunamis in Australia
22 Oct 2020 What La Niña means for Australia's severe weather season
02 Oct 2020 Space weather and the Sun
29 Sep 2020 Explainer: what is a La Niña?
25 Aug 2020 Yes, it's been raining a lot – but that doesn't mean Australia's drought has broken
14 Aug 2020 Observing the ocean
17 Jul 2020 Australia's ski season 2020: what's in store?
17 Jul 2020 La Niña WATCH: what it means for 2020
25 Jun 2020 The art of the chart: how to read a weather map
18 Jun 2020 Explainer: avalanches
05 Jun 2020 How predicting ocean temperature helps care for the Great Barrier Reef
14 May 2020 Tropical cyclones: your questions answered
03 Mar 2020 The 2019–20 summer: Australia's summer of extremes
02 Mar 2020 Predicting fire-generated thunderstorms
18 Feb 2020 Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought
14 Feb 2020 Explainer: dangerous ocean waves
11 Feb 2020 Explainer: how is rain forecast?
14 Jan 2020 Why is your car telling you it's hotter than the official temperature?
09 Jan 2020 Hottest, driest year on record led to extreme bushfire season
28 Nov 2019 A hot and dry Australian summer means heatwaves and fire risk ahead
25 Nov 2019 What's the science behind these spectacular weather photos?
18 Oct 2019 What causes a tropical low to become a cyclone?
14 Oct 2019 Australia could see fewer cyclones, but more heat and fire risk in coming months
20 Sep 2019 Know your weather: kayaking, canoeing and rafting
11 Sep 2019 The air above Antarctica is suddenly getting warmer—here's what it means for Australia
29 Aug 2019 The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here's why
20 Aug 2019 Fire weather across northern Australia
01 Aug 2019 Explainer: what is drought?
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05 Jun 2019 Know your weather: skiing and snowboarding
22 May 2019 East coast lows and other lows
03 May 2019 Meet the locals: when the weather gives the place character
12 Apr 2019 Curious Kids: is sea water blue or is it just reflecting off the sky?
29 Mar 2019 Explainer: weather models
22 Mar 2019 Record-breaking winds: remembering cyclone Vance
19 Mar 2019 Queensland floods: the water journey to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
08 Mar 2019 Know your weather: bushwalking and camping
01 Mar 2019 2018–19 was Australia's hottest summer on record, with a warm autumn likely too
21 Feb 2019 Explainer: what is coastal inundation?
07 Feb 2019 Remembering Black Saturday: the extraordinary weather behind Victoria's 2009 bushfires
05 Feb 2019 Summer 2019 sets new benchmarks for Australian temperatures
22 Jan 2019 AskBOM: what is the monsoon?
16 Jan 2019 How to take great weather photos
10 Jan 2019 Australia’s 2018 in weather: drought, heat and fire
08 Jan 2019 Explainer: what is a dust storm?
24 Dec 2018 The wet and the dry: seasons in the tropics
20 Dec 2018 State of the Climate 2018
18 Dec 2018 Curious Kids: how do people know what the weather will be?
10 Dec 2018 Severe thunderstorms: your questions answered
05 Dec 2018 The science behind Australia's best weather photos
30 Nov 2018 Summer forecast: scorching heat and heightened bushfire risk
29 Nov 2018 Sydney storms could be making the Queensland fires worse
22 Nov 2018 Explainer: what are halos?
16 Nov 2018 Watching the Antarctic to improve weather forecasting
12 Nov 2018 Why are temperatures in the tropics so stable?
09 Nov 2018 Choose your weather forecast: close to home or bigger picture
10 Oct 2018 Catching the aurora
18 Sep 2018 Not just sunburn: there's more to UV than meets the eye
13 Sep 2018 Curious Kids: where do clouds come from and why do they have different shapes?
07 Sep 2018 Why do we have different climates across Australia?
31 Aug 2018 Spring is coming and there's little drought relief in sight
30 Aug 2018 Forecasting the climate: new model dials up the data and the detail
29 Aug 2018 Explainer: what is fog?
16 Aug 2018 Long-range forecasts: how are climate outlooks made?
09 Aug 2018 Seeing the water under our feet: groundwater in 3D
25 Jul 2018 Cold fronts: your questions answered
18 Jul 2018 Red sky at night: the science of beautiful sunsets
21 Jun 2018 Solstices and equinoxes: the reasons for the seasons
09 Jun 2018 Winter weather: what you need to know
07 Jun 2018 Explainer: what is a marine heatwave?
01 Jun 2018 Explainer: what is thunder?
31 May 2018 Winter is coming, and it's looking mighty mild
24 May 2018 Explainer: How does hail form?
12 Apr 2018 Ocean heat waves and weaker winds will keep Australia warm for a while yet
06 Apr 2018 Explainer: what are flash floods?
29 Mar 2018 What to expect from the climate when the outlooks are neutral
22 Mar 2018 Explainer: how meteorologists forecast the weather
14 Mar 2018 Curious Kids: what causes windy weather?
26 Feb 2018 Explainer: tidal range—the difference between high and low tide around Australia
24 Jan 2018 Explainer: How bushfire smoke can affect UV levels
22 Jan 2018 Smashing the forecast: weather at the Australian Open
12 Jan 2018 Explainer: 'bomb cyclones'—the intense winter storms that hit the US (and Australia too)
10 Jan 2018 Australia's climate in 2017: a warm year, with a wet start and finish
10 Jan 2018 Studying clouds over the Southern Ocean
08 Jan 2018 When bushfires make their own weather
02 Jan 2018 Explainer: king tides
14 Dec 2017 Not just heat: even our spring frosts can bear the fingerprint of climate change
12 Dec 2017 Summer weather: what you need to know
01 Dec 2017 Frozen forecasts: meteorology in Antarctica
23 Nov 2017 La Niña—but not as we know it
16 Nov 2017 What is an aurora?
28 Sep 2017 Weather data from the seas: the Australian Voluntary Observing Fleet
05 Sep 2017 Understanding fire weather
25 Aug 2017 Snow: your questions answered
10 Aug 2017 Ten tips for a more detailed weather forecast
04 Aug 2017 Explainer: what is frost?
12 Jul 2017 Mapping groundwater-dependent ecosystems
06 Jul 2017 Subtropical ridge leaves us high and dry this June
05 Jul 2017 A bolt from the blue: what is lightning?
13 Jun 2017 El Niño WATCH—everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask
09 Jun 2017 How does a weather radar work?
08 Jun 2017 Don't be left out in the cold—weather safety in Australia's alpine regions
06 Jun 2017 The power in ordinary things: a career in weather
02 Jun 2017 Cold water shock: be prepared before boating
24 May 2017 Tropical cyclones at sea: the ocean below the storm
17 May 2017 Weather and emergency management: behind the scenes at Victoria’s State Control Centre
11 May 2017 Clouds: your questions answered
19 Apr 2017 Feeling hot and bothered? It’s not the humidity, it’s the dew point
05 Apr 2017 Tropical cyclones: just for the tropics?
04 Apr 2017 Research: how mountain waves can escalate bushfires
09 Mar 2017 Groundwater hydrochemistry—revealing the secrets of a hidden water resource
08 Mar 2017 Yarning about the weather
01 Mar 2017 Explainer: what is 'precipitable water', and why does it matter?
15 Feb 2017 The 'Ekman transport' effect—cold water upwelling on Australian coastlines
10 Feb 2017 Science and gender equality: Women in weather
25 Jan 2017 Life on the ice: forecasting in Antarctica
06 Jan 2017 Australia’s climate in 2016—a year of two halves as El Niño unwound
16 Dec 2016 Climate change played a role in Australia's hottest October and Tasmania's big dry in 2015
09 Dec 2016 Know your weather: rock fishing
21 Nov 2016 Five sun safety tips
16 Nov 2016 Forty years of measuring the world's cleanest air reveals human fingerprints on the atmosphere
27 Oct 2016 State of the Climate 2016: Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO
19 Oct 2016 Apparent ('feels like') temperature
17 Oct 2016 More tropical cyclones likely for Australia this year: here’s why
08 Oct 2016 Right space, right time: careers in space weather
07 Oct 2016 10 awesome aurora facts
05 Oct 2016 On patrol: a 24/7 eye on the aurora australis
04 Oct 2016 Out of this world: monitoring space weather
08 Sep 2016 How does Australia’s tsunami warning system work?
05 Sep 2016 AskBOM: What is a thunderstorm?
30 Aug 2016 Groundwater: is too much salt a bad thing?
30 Aug 2016 Surging ahead: careers in water
18 Aug 2016 To Bourke and beyond: one scientist’s epic journey to 112 weather stations
03 Aug 2016 Plane talking: tracking and forecasting volcanic ash
26 Jul 2016 Cool-season tornadoes
11 Jul 2016 The big chill: what is a cold front?
29 Jun 2016 Wild encounters: observing weather in the wild west
21 Jun 2016 What is an East Coast Low?
10 May 2016 Far from bore-ing: What is groundwater?
12 Apr 2016 Ask the Bureau: How is temperature measured?
22 Mar 2016 A global science
07 Mar 2016 Leading the way towards gender parity
04 Mar 2016 Ask BOM: how do rainbows form?
15 Feb 2016 What's that cloud?
10 Feb 2016 How will I know if a heatwave is coming?
02 Feb 2016 Climate ‘coconut wireless’ turns 100
25 Jan 2016 Living and working on Willis Island
14 Jan 2016 How do tropical cyclones get their names?
21 Dec 2015 Around the twist: facts about tornadoes
17 Dec 2015 Ruling the waves: How a simple wave height concept can help you judge the size of the sea
15 Dec 2015 Going with the flow: Why it pays to check the tides before heading for your favourite rock fishing spot
08 Dec 2015 Marine weather safety awareness month 2015
05 Dec 2015 Volunteer weather observers: more than 100 years of vital data collection
05 Nov 2015 What is a tropical cyclone?
05 Nov 2015 Tornado, twister, hurricane, tropical cyclone, typhoon—what's the difference?
02 Nov 2015 From sea to shore: a story of storm surges in Australia
01 Nov 2015 Tropical cyclone awareness month 2015
05 Oct 2015 How space weather forecasting could help Australia ride out future solar storms
21 Sep 2015 Bon voyage: How MetEye wind wave forecast maps can keep you and your boat safe in coastal waters
14 Sep 2015 On a roll: MetEye adds new swell maps and wave forecasts to skippers’ planning toolbox
10 Aug 2015 A week of rain: Detailed rainfall information to land on all précis forecasts
15 Jul 2015 The radar guys: The end of an era at the Bureau’s Radar Group
22 Jun 2015 Business and the Bureau: working together to unlock the value of advances in forecasting
03 Jun 2015 Snow alert: How to make sure you stay on top of the snow this ski season
26 May 2015 Models put the El Niño pedal to the metal—but does it mean anything?
13 May 2015 We’re calling it, the 2015 El Niño is here
01 May 2015 Bureau diggers: remembering staff who served in First World War
30 Apr 2015 The weather women: how a group of pioneers brought equality to Australian meteorology
09 Apr 2015 Rising knowledge: How sea-level monitoring is uniting the Pacific Islands
17 Mar 2015 An island life: A short history of the long-standing meteorological service on Lord Howe Island
20 Jan 2015 Our offshore automatic weather stations in the Coral Sea
23 Dec 2014 After the storm: How cyclone Tracy made meteorologists for life
22 Dec 2014 Hands across the ocean: How global collaboration has transformed our tsunami warnings
17 Dec 2014 Ahead of the storm: How Australia benefits from global advances in cyclone forecasting
10 Dec 2014 Remembering cyclone Tracy: Lessons from a ‘perfect storm’
08 Dec 2014 A buzz in the air: Climate-based tools offer new hope for malaria prediction in the Pacific
28 Nov 2014 MetEye: now available across all of Australia
27 Nov 2014 Deep down under: A new season beckons for our farthest-flung forecasters
24 Oct 2014 The Australian Groundwater Explorer: A new way of exploring our precious underground resource
22 Oct 2014 Vale Gough Whitlam: PM and Weather Observer
09 Oct 2014 Heavenly connections: Why HF radio still rules the sky waves
02 Oct 2014 Clearing up the ‘patchy rain’: introducing a more precise forecast language
17 Sep 2014 Marking 25 years of the Bureau’s seasonal climate outlooks
12 Sep 2014 Fair winds and following seas: finding the right local waters forecast
04 Sep 2014 Don’t get the butterflies: using a climate outlook is simple
22 Aug 2014 When the temperature isn’t the actual temperature
23 Jul 2014 Three steps to Australia’s best weather forecasts
16 Jul 2014 Waves from distant storms: a fatal combination for Australia’s rock fishers
30 Jun 2014 Mirrors in the sky: Demystifying the legend of the Flying Dutchman
19 Jun 2014 Currents of change: Tracking the El Niño/La Niña cycle
05 Jun 2014 Cold comforts: Smart forecasting tools for savvy skiers
29 May 2014 Aurora australis: coming soon to a night sky near you
20 May 2014 Right as rain: How to interpret the daily rainfall forecast
09 May 2014 Geospatial World Award for the Bureau’s forecasting system
30 Apr 2014 Eyeing up a new generation of forecasting in Queensland
15 Apr 2014 Blow by blow: How to keep up to speed with the Bureau’s coastal wind warnings
07 Jan 2014 Tune up for weather broadcasts on HF Wiluna
11 Dec 2013 Wind forecasts – now more detailed and reliable
10 Dec 2013 Cooking up a storm – how thunderstorms form
03 Dec 2013 International Volunteer Day 2013
25 Nov 2013 Wave forecasts – now more detailed and reliable
15 Nov 2013 Tune into boating weather using VHF radio
24 Oct 2013 Bureau wins awards
10 Oct 2013 Satellites: an overview from space
09 Oct 2013 Disaster Mitigation – the Bureau's Role
07 Oct 2013 So what’s it like to be an IPCC lead author?
24 Sep 2013 World Space Week: 4-10 October 2013
11 Sep 2013 Tackling climate variability in the Pacific
02 Aug 2013 Nyoongar Seasonal Calendar
08 May 2013 YES we have a video aimed at helping all Australians understand our climate
02 Apr 2013 Australia's bushfire seasons
22 Mar 2013 Bushfire weather
30 Nov 2012 Crib Point Satellite Earth Station: celebrating 20 years of service
20 Nov 2012 Ingrid's impact - the tropical cyclone that crossed three states
19 Nov 2012 A look inside the structure of a tropical cyclone
19 Nov 2012 George Rutherford and his six cyclones
19 Nov 2012 Western Australia gets Next Generation Forecast and Warning System
08 Nov 2012 Cairns total solar eclipse 2012
07 Nov 2012 Australian Tropical Cyclone Season Outlook
01 Nov 2012 Tropical cyclone awareness month 2012
25 Oct 2012 When dam size matters
24 Oct 2012 Great underground basin: out of sight, not out of mind
22 Oct 2012 National Water Week 2012: Valuing our water
10 Oct 2012 Monitoring space weather effects
10 Oct 2012 Dr Alan Seed: radar research leader
24 Sep 2012 Launch of the Bureau's Reconciliation Action Plan
13 Sep 2012 Radar-derived rainfall accumulations
04 Sep 2012 Record-breaking wave off Tasmania's west coast
23 Aug 2012 Heart of Central Australia feels the chills
23 Aug 2012 Driest July on record for southwest Western Australia
04 Jul 2012 Indigenous climate culture
19 Jun 2012 Flagging a reliable system for early weather watchers
21 May 2012 Help shape the next generation of weather, climate and water information
10 May 2012 Bureau wins awards in 2011-12
27 Apr 2012 Weather Radar
23 Mar 2012 Emergency services in severe weather events
21 Feb 2012 Miriwoong Seasonal Calendar
07 Feb 2012 The first Commonwealth Meteorologist: the farsighted legacy of Henry A. Hunt
12 Jan 2012 Icons - what do they mean to you?
20 Dec 2011 Planning a boating trip? Check the weather before you go!
30 Oct 2011 The big bust—southerly busters explained!
30 Oct 2011 National Meteorological Library: old books for new times
29 Sep 2011 Chalk, Cheese, Cats and Dogs - what can we say about La Nina in 2011?
22 Sep 2011 Weather and the Science of Settlement
22 Sep 2011 Weather Proverbs and Folklore
02 Sep 2011 National Shade Day 2011
24 Aug 2011 Tsunami warnings: how to respond
24 Aug 2011 A short history of the Bureau of Meteorology
04 Aug 2011 Indigenous Weather Knowledge
04 Aug 2011 Large Swells Impact Southeastern Australia
04 Aug 2011 New Marine Forecast Explorer
19 Jul 2011 A view from the top: new Satellite Image Viewer launched
18 Jul 2011 Piecing together water puzzle proves complex task
05 Jul 2011 La Nina reaches its end
05 Jul 2011 Tsunami warnings: Australia's front-line defence
05 Jul 2011 Bureau graduate and trainee programs