Daily Rainfall Forecast Australia
See how much rain is expected across Australia in the next 24 hours on an interactive map you can zoom into and tap for a reading.
This daily rainfall forecast for Australia shows the rain expected over the next 24 hours, in millimetres. Each colour is a forecast total at that location, and the issued and valid times identify the model run. Zoom into your region and tap any point for a reading, or step up to the 7 day rainfall forecast for the week ahead.
No daily rainfall map is published right now
A new map goes up as soon as the latest forecast run is available. In the meantime, check current warnings and the live rainfall radar.
How to read the daily rainfall map
The palest shading marks falls of a millimetre or two — enough to wet the ground but little more. Blues and greens through 10 to 30 mm usually mean a useful soaking for gardens and pasture. Yellow and orange from 30 to 100 mm point to heavy rain that can flood low-lying roads, while red, pink and purple above 100 mm indicate the sort of totals that bring flash flooding, especially in a short burst.
Where the forecast comes from
Published by Tim's Severe Weather from ECMWF accumulated precipitation guidance. The model adds up all rain, showers and storm rainfall over the forecast period, then we recolour the chart so the scale is easier to read without changing a single value.
What it can and cannot tell you
Totals are a broad regional guide, not a suburb-by-suburb measurement. Thunderstorm rainfall is the hardest part to place, timing can run a few hours early or late, and readings near the edge of the map are less reliable. Check radar and current warnings close to the event.
Using the daily rainfall forecast safely
This map is forecast guidance, not a warning. Rainfall totals can change with every model run, and a single storm can drop far more rain on one catchment than the map suggests. Official rainfall, flood and severe weather warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology always take priority. Never drive through floodwater.
For rain already falling, use the rainfall radar and observations. For storm risk, see the thunderstorm probability map, and for the week ahead the 7 day rainfall forecast.
Next 24 hours, Australia wide
One national map of expected rainfall totals covering every state and territory, from the tropical north to Tasmania, using the same colour scale everywhere.
Clear issued and valid times
Every map shows when the forecast was produced and the 24-hour period it covers, in Australian eastern time, so you always know how fresh it is.
Guidance, not a warning
Plan travel, outdoor work and events around it, but Bureau of Meteorology rainfall and flood warnings always come first.
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Data Source
Data provided by ECMWF accumulated precipitation guidance
Update Frequency: Daily