Rain on the way? Useful weather forecast sites

The following sites show rainfall for the week ahead and give long term forecasts.

Lots of other sites and sources, apps are useful to compare forecasts to get a feel for the level of skill or uncertainty for a specific rain event. The critical bit is to ensure you know where and who the data is coming from.

Next week's weather

• BoM Chartviewer – Next 7 days
• BoM Water & Land – 4 and 7 day rainfall outlook
• BoM Met Eye rain, wind, temp forecasts

Longer term rainfall outlooks

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• Agriculture Victoria – Very Fast Break YouTube – monthly updates
• BoM Seasonal Climate Outlook  – 1 to 3 months
• BoM Seasonal Climate Video Updates
• BoM ENSO Wrap-ups (El Nino, La Nina, IOD etc)
• BoM Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts (runoff)
• BoM Aust Water Outlook Soil Moisture - actual and relative to normal maps
• CliMate (Desktop or Phone App) – Can load longer term local rainfall data

Lots of other sites and sources, apps are useful to compare forecasts to get a feel for the level of skill or uncertainty for a specific rain event. The critical bit is to ensure you know where and who the data is coming from.