BOM app upgrade to provide targeted severe weather advice

The push notifications will include six types of weather warnings: tropical cyclone, fire weather, flood, tsunami, severe thunderstorms and severe weather.

BOM Decision Support Services general manager Sandy Whight said the new push notifications were another way that BOM could equip Australians with information needed to make informed decisions.

"We're constantly looking to improve our services wherever possible, and we know people already use the BOM Weather app to get valuable information about rain, wind, temperature, and warnings quickly and easily," she said.

"People can now turn on push notifications for their set location and the BOM Weather app will proactively alert them when warnings are issued for those areas.

"Once installed and enabled, a notification will appear on the person's device's lock screen whenever a warning is issued that is relevant to your set location, and they can also select which type of notifications they would like to receive.

"We encourage everyone to stay up to date with our current warnings and forecasts, especially throughout severe weather seasons, and this new function will make it even easier to access simple weather information at their fingertips."

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Ms Whight said people needed to update or install the latest version of the app for the push notifications feature to work, and the app will work on all supported operating systems.

"We also encourage people to offer feedback about their experiences with the app so we can continue to improve the way we deliver essential weather information to communities," she said.

"Users can lodge their feedback through the app feedback form with as much detail as possible to allow Bureau experts to continue refining and tailoring the BOM Weather app to meet their needs."