Data Feeds

The Bureau does not currently provide XML or RSS feeds. Work is being done to make XML available.

Some data that can be ingested by computers does exist.The Bureau provides forecast precis' (summaries) for ingestion directly by computer processes. It is also possible to use the capital city forecast product available on the home page. This latter product can be displayed directly in a web page. A text format of this latter product is also available.

Observation products that can be used for ingestion by computers include:

• Real-Time Synops Observations - Australian Region (text - data)
  ftp://ftp2.bom.gov.au/anon/gen/fwo/IDY03010.YYYYMMDDTTTT.axf
  where YYYYMMDDTTTT is a date-time stamp
• Real-Time Observations - Australian Region (text - data)
  ftp://ftp2.bom.gov.au/anon/gen/fwo/IDY03101.YYYYMMDDTTTT.axf
  where YYYYMMDDTTTT is a date-time stamp

For each of these product files there is a date-time stamp indicating when the data file was created. To get the latest file, go to the directory:
ftp://ftp2.bom.gov.au/anon/gen/fwo/
and look for all of the files prefixed with IDY03010 and IDY03101 respectively and suffixed with ".axf" and then choose the files with the latest date-time stamp. Note, these files are produced hourly.

To better understand the products IDY03010 and IDY03101 see the file formats used for them (note - they are Microsoft Word documents).

These products are also available in the format of shape files. Look, again, for the IDY03010 and IDY03101 prefixes in the file name - in the same FTP location as mentioned above.

Also available is the capital city observation summary shown on the home page. This product can be displayed directly in a web page.

If you plan to use Bureau information please ensure you acquaint yourself with the copyright notice and disclaimer. In particular, please ensure you provide appropriate attribution to the Bureau.

For further information on these and other products send your request to us via our feedback system or contact the Bureau Office in your capital city.

For those that still require XML / RSS feeds of weather information consider using a search engine. The Bureau does not recommend any particular providers of XML / RSS feeds.

See also

• Full details on how to access the Bureau's FTP server
• UV Index values via FTP
• Product Identification Code Listing for all the products the Bureau provides
• Observation products available through a subscription service
  These products are updated every ten minutes.
  (This link goes to a page of regional links. To get any information a password and user id are required. For full details see the registered user services information page.)
• Climate Data and Further Information
• About Services and Products - general introduction
• Weather Analysis Archives
• Realtime Data and Formats