First issued: 1 April 2026
Delivering improvements
We have released the latest round of updates to our website bom.gov.au.
Based on your feedback, we have:
- added today's forecast to the 7-day tab
- added a new radar coverage layer to the rain radar
- enabled postcode, state, territory and district searches.
Today's update follows changes last year to make the rain radar and weather map more usable, fire danger information more comprehensive and warnings easier to understand.
Thank you for all your website feedback. Please keep telling us what you like, and what improvements you're keen to see.
We have just published an update on the website and you can head to www.bom.gov.au to see your feedback in action.
Firstly, we've added today's forecast into the seven day forecast. Many of you told us it was important to see today's forecast, when you look at the forecast for the next seven days. And now you can by clicking on the seven day tab. Right here at the top is today. Click the arrow on the right-hand side to expand for more information.
We've also made some improvements to our search functionality. We've made it possible to search by postcode, state, territory and district, and let's see that in action. From the homepage of the website, you can search by clicking the magnifying glass on the top right-hand side. For today, let's search for Ceduna by putting in the postcode. This will bring Ceduna to the very top of your results list. You can click on that and go straight to the forecast page.
We have also made some improvements to the rain radar, which we can see by clicking the 'Rain radar and weather map' button on the right-hand side. We've made it possible to overlay radar coverage. To do so, go into the options on the top right-hand side, underneath 'Map settings', let's turn on radar coverage. This will help you identify areas in Australia where radar coverage is less reliable.
Typically, radars are most accurate up to 200 km from the radar site. Sometimes you might still see some rainfall signals outside of these 200 km rings. Typically, this rain out here is high up in the atmosphere and may not always match conditions on the ground underneath it, making these rainfall signals less reliable.
Please keep sending in your feedback. Tell us what you like and tell us what improvements you would like to see. You can submit feedback at any time on the website and by selecting the 'Feedback' tab on the right-hand side. This will open a feedback window, you can fill out a short form and let us know what you think.
Keep an eye out for our next update, where we'll be adding more towns and places of interest onto the base maps, and we'll be adding alpine weather just in time for ski season.
And don't forget, you can always find tips and troubleshooting advice by heading into bom.gov.au/website-help. Or if you're on the website, from any page, you can scroll down to the bottom and select 'Website help'.
Search experience
You can now search by:
- postcode
- district, state and territory.
Rain radar and weather map
You can now use:
- a new map layer to show areas covered by radar
- mouse controls on laptop and desktop to zoom the map. This was only available in full-screen mode previously.
The new radar coverage layer helps you understand which areas have no radar coverage, and where radar images might be less reliable. Learn more about weather radar coverage in Australia.
You can turn the radar coverage layer on in map settings. Learn how to customise your map.
Forecasts and warnings
Based on your feedback, we have:
- added today's forecast to the 7 days tab
- changed days and dates in the 7-day forecast to the location time zone, not the user's time zone
- added reissue details to clearly identify updated flood watches and warnings.
Today's forecast information updates throughout the day in local time:
- From midnight to 9 am you can see today's predicted minimum and maximum temperatures.
- From 9 am to 6 pm you can see today's predicted maximum temperature.
- After 6 pm today's forecast won't display.
The coastal forecast section also displays today's wind, seas, weather and tides forecast.
Coming soon
We'll be adding more locations to the towns and cities weather map layer.
More location labels on the weather map is something we get many requests for every week. We're reviewing requests and checking them against the current map, legacy maps and population data.
We want to create a map layer with good coverage and well-known reference points. It also needs to be easy to read and select locations, including on mobile phones.
We'll also be adding alpine weather. We're creating a one-stop shop for weather information for snow resorts, towns and remote areas in our alpine regions.