Access warning information
To access warnings and alerts, click or tap the warnings icon (yellow triangle) at the top right of your desktop, tablet or mobile screen.
On the homepage, you can also use the yellow bar that says Current warnings. To access warnings for a state or territory, use the list under the Current warnings bar.
If you've selected a favourite location as your homepage, you'll find the warnings for that place right of the location name on desktop, and below the location name on mobile.
Another way to access warnings is to use the main menu. Select Weather and climate, then Warnings and alerts.
You can view warnings on our Warnings and alerts page.
For a specific location
Search for a location to find forecasts and observations for that place.
On the location page, use tabs below the location name to see weather for today, 7 days ahead or the past 72 hours.
Today
At the top of the location page is a summary of:
- current and feels like temperature
- forecast maximum and minimum temperatures
- chance of any rain.
Select Show more about today to see current weather, the district forecast, and sun and UV times.
Below the summary, you'll find the hourly forecast table for that location.
Use the buttons above the table to select temperature and rain, wind, humidity and cloud, or show all. Scroll using the arrows at the side of the table to see more information.
7 day forecast
The 7 days tab at the top of the location page gives you access to forecasts for the week ahead. It shows a snapshot of each day for the week. To see more details:
- use Expand all at the top right of the content, or
- select the day you want to see. This opens the accordion with details. Tap or click again to close it.
Past weather – latest observations
Selecting the Past tab on the location page gives you hourly weather data for the past 72 hours at this place.
Use the buttons above the table to select the type of weather you want to see in the table.
Scroll left or right using the arrows at the side of the table to see more data.
Above the table is a summary of the day so far at that location. It shows:
- highest and lowest recorded temperature
- rain since midnight
- highest wind gust.
At the top of the page, you can change the weather station that is providing the weather data. Find more details about the weather station, and other nearby stations at the bottom of the page.
For state, territory, district or region
Access state, territory, district or region weather information from:
- the Forecasts and observations page, under the Places tab
- locations pages. Select the links above the location name ('breadcrumbs') to go to the district, region, state or territory page.
The state, territory, district and region pages have tabs for:
- forecasts
- past weather (observations)
- places.
Use Places to access locations within that state, territory, district or region.
Weather stations in your district
To see latest observations from weather stations in your district, view the Past tab on the state or territory page:
For types of weather and environments
We provide forecasts and past weather for coasts and oceans (marine), rivers and lakes, heatwaves, tropical cyclones, aviation, space, alpine areas and more.
You'll find this information in Specialised forecasts and observations.