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BOM Weather on Windows Pc

Developed By: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 98.274 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 6.8.2
Size 127.8 MB
Release Date June 27, 24
Category Weather Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (9)]

What's New:
This release improves Use my current location, navigation and the map. You'll see Map instead of Rain in the bottom menu. We've made it easier to... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Australia's official weather app from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

Download the BOM Weather app for access to hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar and warnings – wherever yo... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download BOM Weather and install on Windows PC. BOM Weather is free Weather app, developed by Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Latest version of BOM Weather is 6.8.2, was released on 2024-06-27 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of BOM Weather is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 98,274 users, 8,574 users had rated it 5*, 63,317 users had rated it 1*.

How to install BOM Weather on Windows?

Instruction on how to install BOM Weather on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install BOM Weather on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install BOM Weather using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "BOM Weather" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install BOM Weather on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "BOM Weather" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Australia's official weather app from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

Download the BOM Weather app for access to hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar and warnings – wherever you are.

It's free and ad free on mobile and tablet devices, with widgets so you can see the weather at a glance.

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, wind, gust, and rain for the next 72 hours
- 7-day forecast
- Total wave height and direction (for relevant locations)
- Sunrise and sunset times
- UV and moon phase
- Fire danger rating
- Waters forecast and summary for the coming days, including tides (for relevant locations)

Rain map
- See rain 90 minutes into the past and future
- Pan and zoom to anywhere in Australia
- Your location is marked on the map
- View optimal radar coverage areas

Warning notifications
- Warning notifications for up to 3 locations around Australia
- Includes notifications for 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
This release improves Use my current location, navigation and the map. You'll see Map instead of Rain in the bottom menu. We've made it easier to select layers to show on the map, and confirm your selection in a heading above the map legend. You can now access the main menu from the Warnings screen.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.