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Combined with the world’s most trusted data - giving you market-leading solutions

We work with worldwide leaders in precision meteorological data so you can gain actionable insights to optimise your response to the weather.

Weatherzone Business, a DTN company, has been providing weather intelligence and innovative forecasting systems to businesses since 1998.

Our team of meteorologists, scientists and developers continually innovate in-house, creating trusted resources such as Weatherzone’s Total Lightning Network, and OpticastTM, as well as sourcing essential data from our industry partners worldwide. We collaborate to bring you comprehensive solutions for your daily weather challenges.
Here are some of the services we provide, and the organisations we work closely with to deliver them to you.

Australian Weather Forecasts
Weatherzone’s forecasts are a collaboration of data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and Weatherzone’s in-house modelling. Weatherzone’s industry-leading forecasting solution Opticast utilises data from our customer’s weather stations, and our own Australia-wide weather station network, in addition to real-time observations provided by the BOM.
Additional forecasting is provided by international partners such as MetService NZ, CustomWeather and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)

Long-Range Weather Forecasting – 14 day to 12 month forecasts
These forecasts are produced by Weatherzone’s meteorologists using raw data provided by international weather agencies.
These forecasts are produced using a combination of techniques, some in the public domain and others developed by Weatherzone.

River Heights and Dam Levels
These readings are provided by the BOM, Department of Natural Resources in New South Wales, Sydney Catchment Authority, Melbourne Water and other local water agencies.

Air Quality Readings and Forecasts, and Beach Quality Reports
This information for Melbourne and Sydney is provided by the respective Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in each state. We also use the data from IQAir to provide air quality forecasts across Australia.

Satellite Imagery
All satellite imagery originates from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Weatherzone receives this information via the BOM. Weatherzone produces custom weather satellite images for clients.

Weather Radar
All weather radar images provided by Weatherzone originate from the BOM’s radar network. Raw radar information is delivered to Weatherzone where custom software generates images for media clients.
We also offer Oracle – a high-resolution gridded nowcast of rainfall, offering radar-like precision without the range limits of radar. It leverages the rapid-update data from Solcast, our Oracle data partner.

Sunrise and Sunset
Sunrise and sunset times are computed by Weatherzone using formulae that are in the public domain.

Tide Times
Tidal times are computed by Weatherzone using hydrographical data originally sourced from the BOM.

Surf Reports and Forecasts
Surf forecasts and reports are sourced from Swellnet.

Snow Reports
All ski and snow reports provided by Weatherzone are sourced from ski.com.au.

Snow Forecasts
Forecasts of snow and alpine conditions and related commentaries are produced by Weatherzone’s team of meteorologists. These forecasts are based on information from various sources including the BOM.

Solar PV and Irradiance Data
Weatherzone partners with Solcast to offer a complete PV and irradiance data forecasting solution. It utilises real-time satellite imagery provided by Solcast’s fleet, offering cloud nowcasting in 3D.

Weather Maps and Computer-Generated Forecast Charts
Weatherzone provides a large range of weather forecast guidance heavily based on computer models. These computer models are run by the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMRWF), US National Weather Service (GFS) and the Bureau of Meteorology (ACCESS). In addition, Weatherzone runs computer models in-house to generate additional forecast guidance for specific applications.
In most cases these computer-generated forecast charts are provided with little or no quality control and should only be used in conjunction with other meteorological intelligence.
Our computer forecast models for the Australian region are initialised with weather data sourced from the BOM and other international agencies.

Agricultural Commodity Information
Information and news relating to agricultural commodities is sourced from ProFarmer.

Weather News Stories
Stories relating to breaking weather events are produced internally.

UV Readings
Daily UV information is sourced from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and European Space Agency (ESA).

Powering smarter weather decisions

Whether you require severe weather alerts, rapid-update forecasting, solar actuals and power generation forecasts, blast dispersion modelling, in-depth consultancy, easily deployed weather stations or any other high-precision meteorological service, we offer a reliable, bespoke solution.
We are there for you: rain, hail or shine.

We don’t do status quo

We thrive on challenge, next-generation science and customised service, and are dedicated to helping you stay ahead of the game.

Your weather needs are as individual as your business, and we collaborate with you to bring ease to your every day. Our teams of meteorologists, engineers and scientists are there, every step of the way, to help you navigate your weather challenges.

Take a load off, let us crunch the numbers and serve it up in an easy-to-navigate package, so that you can concentrate on more pressing tasks.

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Latest news

Satisfy your weather obsession with these news headlines from around the nation, and the world.

Southerly buster approaching NSW

  The infamous southerly buster will move up the NSW coast on Wednesday impacting port operations in the region.  Southerly busters are an abrupt southerly change with wind gusts exceeding 54 km/h (29 knots) and a temperature drop of at least 5°C in three hours.   Sydney typically receives five busters a year, with three already […]

NT flooding as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan moves inland

The remnants of Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan will carry heavy rain across the NT over the next few days as communities assess the damage in the powerful system’s wake. Megan made landfall as a category three severe tropical cyclone on Monday afternoon, crossing the coast to the southeast of Port McArthur. The tropical cyclone caused […]

Cyclone Megan battering NT coast

Destructive winds have started to lash the NT coastline as Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan edges closer to making landfall. At 9:30am ACST on Monday, March 18, Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan was a category three system located 55 km east northeast of Port McArthur. The satellite images below show the powerful cyclone sitting over the Gulf […]

First cold snap of the season

While Monday’s national weather focus is on Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan in the Gulf of Carpentaria, another big system is looming down south that will impact southern Australia in coming days. The first strong cold front of autumn 2024 is heading the way of southeastern Australia and Tasmania and will bring strong blustery winds along […]