This five year (2017-2022) national project is undertaking research and forecast product development to deliver a state-of-the-art forecasting service for extreme climate events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is conducting research to deliver forecasts of the likelihood of climate extremes on multi-week and seasonal timescales – beyond the traditional seven-day weather forecast.
The video below provides a brief overview of the FWFA operational products, with a detailed demonstration of the current development of FWFA Products 4 and 5 (Probability of Exceedance (POE) and 3-Day Rainfall Burst Maps respectively).
This project is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program in partnership with rural Research and Development Corporations, commercial companies, state departments and universities. Meat &Livestock Australia (MLA) is responsible for the overall management of the project.
