Australian Weather News

Web: www.australianweathernews.com
email: laurier@australianweathernews.com
Phone: not available
Fax: not available
Location: Blackheath, NSW

Established in 1996, Australian Weather News is a free website providing a full range of weather and climatic information and news for Australia. Services include forecasts, current weather information and charts, daily weather summaries back to 1996 and detailed climatic and rainfall information for all Australian stations for all available years of record. Special Bureau of Meteorology guidance forecasts are given for up to a week ahead for over 600 locations. The site also provides information on severe weather, weather know-how, and hundreds of links to other relevant sites.

MeteoLogic Pty Ltd

Web:
www.meteologic.com.au

email:
enquiry@meteologic.com.au
Phone: +61 7 3103 7531

Location: Brisbane, QLD

MeteoLogic provide:

• tailored weather forecasting, alerting and data services for clients in all industry sectors, with a particular focus on mining, energy and construction
• seasonal outlook services and notification of extreme events
• consultative services regarding weather impacts and applied meteorology, particularly for the insurance, mining and energy sectors
• weather data feeds and tailored data displays

Utilising data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and other premium sources around the world, qualified (Bureau-trained) meteorologists deliver weather services, elaborative briefings and detailed reports through various media directly to clients.

Metra Information (Australia) Pty Ltd

Web:
www.metra-info.com

email:
enquiries@metra-info.com
Phone: +61 2 9449 9771
Location: Sydney, NSW

Metra specialises in:

• Graphical weather communications systems and data for Broadcast, Online and Mobile.
• Accurate and reliable forecast data for Energy Traders, Generators and Retailers.
• Specialised forecasting services for Mining, Construction, Agriculture and other industry sectors.

Metra is a subsidiary of the Meteorological Service of New Zealand, utilising the expertise of over 70 World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Qualified Meteorologists operating on a 24 hour basis to provide services to clients around the globe. Metra has been operating in Australia for over ten years and maintains an office in Sydney, NSW.

The Weather Channel Australia

Web:
www.weatherchannel.com.au/

email:
feedback@weatherchannel.com.au
Phone: 1800 151 997

Location: Sydney, NSW

The Weather Channel launched as a regional weather provider on the AUSTAR Network in January 1999, and expanded its coverage nationally in December 2002 by joining the FOXTEL network.

Today, The Weather Channel is Australia’s premier 24-hour meteorological media outlet. Subscription television viewers are kept informed with up-to-the-minute local, state and national weather reports along with LIVE detailed coverage throughout severe weather events.

The Weather Channel provides viewers with Australia’s a range of weather reports, local weather on demand with Weather Active, but above all, the most up-to-date commentary and analysis from an expert team of Meteorologists and Presenters 24/7. With an all-new studio featuring state-of-the-art virtual set technology and news desk capabilities, The Weather Channel has become a leading voice of meteorological commentary across Australia.

The Weather Channel’s team of experts and presenters, including Richard “Dick” Whitaker, Magdalena Roze, Lee Brooks, Josh Holt, Reuben Mourad, Rose Kelly and Ken Heatley, who provide the latest information and forecasts that allow viewers to save time and help plan activities in advance.

Channel 603 on Foxtel and Austar.

Weather Risk Management Services Pty Ltd

Web:
www.wx-risk-global.com

email:
info@wx-risk-global.com
Phone: +61 2 9871 8848
Fax: +61 2 9871 8094
Location: Sydney, NSW

Weather Risk Management Services (WRMS) provides weather risk management services and products to weather sensitive industries. WRMS has expertise in:

• Specialised and tailored forecasting products and services for energy, soft commodities, construction, agriculture and other weather sensitive industries covering Australia, Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia.
• Prediction in extreme weather and climatic patterns.
• Specialised consultative services for weather derivatives trading.
• Forecasts at very high resolutions down to suburb level and taking local effects into account.
• Full in-house production of numerical weather predictions, month ahead, seasonal outlooks, and generation and assessment of climate change projections.
• Extensive in-house R&D programs for basic and applied research in geosciences.
• Extensive research program in short to long-term predictability of weather and climate.

WRMS is privately owned and employs staff with considerable operational forecasting and research experience as well as risk managers. WRMS maintains and runs its own supercomputing facility and operations centre.

Weatherwatch (Aust)

Web:
www.weatherwatch.net.au

email:
donwhite@weatherwatch.net.au
Phone: +61 2 9451 7102
Fax: +61 2 9975 1608
Locations: Sydney NSW and Brisbane QLD

Established in 1979, Weatherwatch (Aust) specialises in conventionally prepared meteorological assessments:

• Detailed, individually prepared forecasts to 5-7 days ahead with specific client-oriented requirements.
• Probability forecast to allow client to make risk management decisions.
• Climatic assessment - up to 4 months ahead for specific locations.
• Seasonal assessment and specific rural weather services.
• Reports on past weather for insurance and legal requirements.

Weatherwatch (Aust) is Australia's longest-established independent weather forecasting company employing qualified personnel. It operates out of offices in Sydney (for Australian and New Zealand weather) and in Brisbane specifically for that state. In Sydney contact Don White (0417 248 705) and Brisbane Anthony Cornelius (0417 759 304).