Run by John and Kath, a small independent family business based in Melbourne. We've been tracking the Australian sky since 2001.
The site began in 2001 as a personal hobby, somewhere to keep the radar loops and station readings we kept finding ourselves wanting to look back at. By 2005 it was public at theweatherchaser.com. It's been running ever since, growing one feature at a time.
Live weather data that's clear and fast to read, and access and analysis of the historical record that sits behind it.
The Bureau of Meteorology publishes most of what powers Australian weather coverage and does an enormous amount with public funding. We don't try to compete with that. What we do try to do is make their data, and other public datasets, easier to scroll through, compare, and dig into when you need to look back, which is the part that motivated this site in the first place.
We're not part of any larger company. No corporate owner, no investors. The site runs on a mix of ads, subscription options, and custom rainfall estimation. This keeps the lights on without anyone leaning on what we do or how we do it.
Most of what you see here starts with the Australian BoM: radar, satellite, observations, forecasts and warnings. We also pull from the WA DPIRD network, and a few other international forecast models like GFS and ECMWF.
I only have one regret about your site: I wish Id found it twenty years ago. I'm a farmer, part of my degree was in meteorology and I'm passionate about weather and climate change. You've managed to combine prognoses, meteograms, historical data and brilliant graphics all in one place. Thankyou!
Sorry, I can't help myself, your site is brilliant. I'm loving the hottest, coldest, windiest, flood data. I also thank you for the satellite photo, where we can actually SEE what's happening, instead of BoM's picture which is mostly dark and where you can hardly see where Australia is. And the original radar presentation, what a relief it's still available.
Thank you for creating the best weather app out there. Wayyy better than the BoM and more reliable 🙂 This is the absolute best radar online. Everything all in one app and so easy to use. Thanks.
Love this - easy to navigate - shows everything I need, intuitive interface.
Thank you! I am super happy to be using your website, since the BoM people wrecked their site. I am not a weather buff, just an ordinary family woman who needs to see the right weather info at a glance. I am very grateful for your work.
Fantastic to see the overall weather across Australia and beyond
Since BoM "updated" their website, I have used yours. Love the display. Love dark mode. I have it running non-stop to keep me up to date with what's happening weather wise.
Wow, finally found a site easy to read, thank you Way Way Better than the BOM smozzle!!!
Wish I've been using it for years only come across it about 2 months ago .I was going to individual sites for different stuff ie wind, tides etc now this is all on one easy to use page with very easy controls to use no glitches ...thanku so much
Questions, corrections, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line via contact. The site also works as an installable app on phones and desktops: install instructions.
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