Disclaimer

betterbom is not an emergency service

If your life or someone else's is in danger, dial 000 immediately. State Emergency Service: 132 500.

Weather forecasts are uncertain

Even the best modern forecasts are probabilistic, not definite. We blend multiple numerical weather models and present the result with timestamps and source attribution, but predictions can and do shift between issuances.

For decisions that depend on weather (closing schools, evacuating, deploying field crews), cross-check with the Bureau of Meteorology directly at bom.gov.au. We are not a substitute for the authoritative source.

Warnings are verbatim, not edited

Severe weather warnings shown on this site are sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology and presented verbatim. We do not summarise, edit, or re-rank warning text. If you see a warning here that has expired or been cancelled, please email support@betterbom.com.au — but verify with BOM first.

Aviation, marine, and fire-weather data

Information on this site is intended for general public use. It is not certified for aviation, marine, or fire-fighting operational decisions. Pilots use Airservices briefings; mariners use AMSA notices; fire services use Continental ForeFlight and state-specific systems.

Service availability

We aim for 99.9% uptime but make no guarantee. Upstream data providers (BOM, RainViewer, Open-Meteo) can have outages we cannot control. When possible, we surface known issues in the UI with a "Source temporarily unavailable" notice.