BOM Weather Downloads & RevenueBOM Weather · App Store & Google Play
BOM Weather gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
BOM Weather by Bureau of Meteorology is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 55 events
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #35AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #17iOSTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: forecastiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: windyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎BOM Weather reached #1 for “weather”iOS#1 in Australia search · popularity 79
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #50AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 🔎BOM Weather reached Top 10 for “rain radar”iOS#10 in Japan search · popularity 46
- 📦BOM Weather updated to version 6.15.1iOSThis release fixes an issue where cloud graphics could hide weather information.
- 📦BOM Weather updated to version 6.15.1AndroidThis release fixes an issue where cloud graphics could hide weather information.
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: vicemergencyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #71iOSTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #51AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: carrotiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather charting in a new countryAndroidGermany
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #91iOSTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 10 countries
- ✏️BOM Weather: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · 10 countries
- ✏️BOM Weather: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- 📦BOM Weather updated to version 6.15.0iOSThis release provides bug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📦BOM Weather updated to version 6.15.0AndroidThis release provides bug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📈BOM Weather entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Weather · KR
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #112AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather charting in a new countryAndroidSouth Korea
- ✏️BOM Weather: keywords changediOS· AU
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #116AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Weather · GB
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #122AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: weatherzoneiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #131AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: weatherzoneiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #153AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: carrotiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather entered the top 100iOSTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #99iOSTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: warnings, radariOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: australianiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #151iOSTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Kingdom
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: warning, temperatureiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #161AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Weather · IT
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #164AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- ✏️BOM Weather added hidden keywords: willyweather, windy, sunsafe, adelaideiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #183AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather charting in a new countryiOSItaly
- 📈BOM Weather new best rank in the overall chart: #184AndroidTop Free · All Apps · AU
- 📈BOM Weather entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Free · Weather · CA · Top Free · Weather · DE · Top Free · Weather · IN
- 📈BOM Weather charting in a new country in 3 chartsiOSCanada · Germany · India
- 🆕BOM Weather first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidAustralia
- 🆕BOM Weather first spotted by AppInsideriOS#40 in Top Free · Weather · China
- 📦BOM Weather version 6.14.0iOSIn this release, updated icons help you easily tell whether a location was found by search or using current location (GPS). It also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📦BOM Weather version 6.14.0AndroidIn this release, updated icons help you easily tell whether a location was found by search or using current location (GPS). It also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
- 🆕BOM Weather released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕BOM Weather released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Weather FreeBOM Weather at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The official free weather application from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, providing detailed forecasts, radar, and severe weather warnings for users in Australia. It holds the #1 position in the Australian Weather Free category while maintaining a presence in international markets like the UK (#14) and South Korea (#28), indicating strong domestic dominance with niche global reach.
Similar apps: AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, Yr
App Store
App details
Tech stack
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v6.14.0 · checked 27 Sep 2026
BOM Weather downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | – |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where BOM Weather's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #1 Weather Free | 9 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #1 Weather Free | 3 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 412 | 99% | ▼ -80% |
 United Kingdom | 2.8 | 1% | ▼ -92% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 875 |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 201k 56 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 202k |
What users say about BOM Weather
From the 12 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's accuracy and specific features like radar and confidence levels for Australian weather. However, complaints focus on significant data inaccuracies in some regions, frequent crashes, and forced updates.
Mixed but leaning positive (67% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “Pro tip: make sure you have “precise location“ turned on or the widget won’t work properly”
- Ease of use: “This simple fix would make this app a 5 star app”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Too much development effort on security/updates and so little remains for the point of it all?”
About BOM Weather
Download the BOM Weather app for access to hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar, rain notifications and warnings – wherever you are.
BOM Weather is free and ad free on mobile and tablet devices.
The app has widgets so you can see the weather at a glance.
It also features offline mode for moments when you don't have internet.
The BOM Weather app includes:
Current weather
- Temperature and icon
- 'Feels like' temperature
- Rain
- Wind speed, direction and gust (in knots and km/h)
- Humidity
- Rainfall since 9 am
- Local text forecast
Forecasts
- Hourly forecast temperature, UV, wind, gust, humidity, dew point and rain for the next 72 hours
- 7-day forecast
- Total wave height and direction (for relevant locations)
- Sunrise and sunset times, moon phases
- Fire danger rating
- Waters forecast and summary for the coming days, including tides (for relevant locations)
Map
- See rain 90 minutes into the past and future
- View active warnings and access warning details
- Pan and zoom to anywhere in Australia
- Your location is marked on the map
- See optimal radar coverage areas while viewing rain
Rain and warning notifications
- Rain and warning notifications for up to 3 locations around Australia
- Warning notifications includes coastal hazards, fire weather, flood, heatwave, marine wind, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, tropical cyclone, and tsunami
Past weather
- Latest highs and lows, including highest and lowest temperature, highest wind gust and total rain
- 72 hours of temperature, wind and rain
Locations
- Use your current location
- Save your favourite locations
- Search for any location in Australia
- View your recent location
Widgets
- See weather details for your current or selected location
- Provides current, minimum and maximum temperature and more
- Add one or many widgets for locations around Australia
BOM Weather App Store
BOM Weather gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
BOM Weather is #1 in Weather Free in Australia and charting in 9 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Weather FreeBOM Weather at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The official free weather application from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, providing detailed forecasts, radar, and severe weather warnings for users in Australia. It holds the #1 position in the Australian Weather Free category while maintaining a presence in international markets like the UK (#14) and South Korea (#28), indicating strong domestic dominance with niche global reach.
Similar apps: AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, Yr
BOM Weather on the App Store
App details
Tech stack
BOM Weather downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where BOM Weather's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | WeatherFree | #1 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #11 |
 South Korea | WeatherFree | #22 |
 Japan | WeatherFree | #97 |
| China | WeatherFree | #103 |
 Germany | WeatherFree | #63 |
 Canada | WeatherFree | #52 |
 France | WeatherFree | #70 |
| Australia | All AppsFree | #159 |
 Italy | WeatherFree | #96 |
Apps near BOM Weather on the chart
Weather Free, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 412 | 99% | ▼ -80% |
| United Kingdom | 2.8 | 1% | ▼ -92% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about BOM Weather
From the 12 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's accuracy and specific features like radar and confidence levels for Australian weather. However, complaints focus on significant data inaccuracies in some regions, frequent crashes, and forced updates.
Mixed but leaning positive (67% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “Pro tip: make sure you have “precise location“ turned on or the widget won’t work properly”
- Ease of use: “This simple fix would make this app a 5 star app”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Too much development effort on security/updates and so little remains for the point of it all?”
About BOM Weather
Download the BOM Weather app for access to hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar, rain notifications and warnings – wherever you are.
BOM Weather is free and ad free on mobile and tablet devices.
The app has widgets so you can see the weather at a glance.
It also features offline mode for moments when you don't have internet.
The BOM Weather app includes:
Current weather
- Temperature and icon
- 'Feels like' temperature
- Rain
- Wind speed, direction and gust (in knots and km/h)
- Humidity
- Rainfall since 9 am
- Local text forecast
Forecasts
- Hourly forecast temperature, UV, wind, gust, humidity, dew point and rain for the next 72 hours
- 7-day forecast
- Total wave height and direction (for relevant locations)
- Sunrise and sunset times, moon phases
- Fire danger rating
- Waters forecast and summary for the coming days, including tides (for relevant locations)
Map
- See rain 90 minutes into the past and future
- View active warnings and access warning details
- Pan and zoom to anywhere in Australia
- Your location is marked on the map
- See optimal radar coverage areas while viewing rain
Rain and warning notifications
- Rain and warning notifications for up to 3 locations around Australia
- Warning notifications includes coastal hazards, fire weather, flood, heatwave, marine wind, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, tropical cyclone, and tsunami
Past weather
- Latest highs and lows, including highest and lowest temperature, highest wind gust and total rain
- 72 hours of temperature, wind and rain
Locations
- Use your current location
- Save your favourite locations
- Search for any location in Australia
- View your recent location
Widgets
- See weather details for your current or selected location
- Provides current, minimum and maximum temperature and more
- Add one or many widgets for locations around Australia
Latest updates
Store changes
What BOM Weather changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
BOM Weather Android
BOM Weather gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
BOM Weather is #1 in Weather Free on Google Play in Australia and charting in 3 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Weather FreeBOM Weather at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The official free weather application from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology providing forecasts, radar, and severe weather warnings for users in Australia. It currently holds the #1 position in the AU Weather Free category and ranks within the top 100 for weather apps in Great Britain and South Korea.
Similar apps: AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, Yr
BOM Weather on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v6.14.0 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Its iPhone app is built with React Native too: one codebase ships to both stores.
BOM Weather downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where BOM Weather's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | WeatherFree | #1 |
| Australia | All AppsFree | #92 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #91 |
| South Korea | WeatherFree | #102 |
Apps near BOM Weather on the chart
Weather Free, around #1.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about BOM Weather
From the 184 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users are highly critical of recent updates that broke the radar timeline scrubbing feature and introduced location accuracy issues via Wi-Fi scanning. While some appreciate the app's ad-free nature and core data authority, many report persistent UI bugs, inaccurate forecasts, and a lack of responsive support.
Mixed but leaning positive (61% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “love it simple, fast easy”
- Useful: “It was such a useful feature”
- Ads: “All the essential weather info you need and no ads!”
- Features & content: “It was such a useful feature”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “It just doesn't work with Android 15”
- Updates: “Update: 18sep26, still the same issues”
- Connection & sync: “Recent update insists on having wifi scanning enabled”
- Price & subscription: “What a waste of money this so called upgrade was”
About BOM Weather
Download the BOM Weather app for access to hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar, rain notifications and warnings – wherever you are.
BOM Weather is free and ad free on mobile and tablet devices. It features:
- widgets so you can see the weather at a glance
- offline mode for moments when you don't have internet
The BOM Weather app includes:
Current weather
- Temperature and icon
- 'Feels like' temperature
- Rain
- Wind speed, direction and gust (in knots and km/h)
- Humidity
- Rainfall since 9 am
- Local text forecast
Forecasts
- Hourly forecast temperature, UV, humidity, dew point, wind, gust and rain for the next 72 hours
- 7-day forecast
- Total wave height and direction (for relevant locations)
- Sunrise and sunset times, moon phases
- Fire danger rating
- Waters forecast and summary for the coming days, including tides (for relevant locations)
Map
- See rain 90 minutes into the past and future
- View active warnings and access warning details
- Pan and zoom to anywhere in Australia
- Your location is marked on the map
- See optimal radar coverage areas while viewing rain
Rain and warning notifications
- Rain and warning notifications for up to 3 locations around Australia
- Warning notifications include coastal hazards, fire weather, flood warnings and watches, heatwave, marine wind, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, tropical cyclone, and tsunami
Past weather
- Latest highs and lows, including highest and lowest temperature, highest wind gust and total rain
- 72 hours of temperature, wind and rain
Locations
- Use your current location
- Save your favourite locations
- Search for any location in Australia
- View your recent location
Widgets
- See weather details for your current or selected location
- Provides current, minimum and maximum temperature and more
- Add one or many widgets for locations around Australia
What's new in 6.15.1
Store changes
What BOM Weather changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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