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SMS Weather

SMS Weather

Welcome to Weather via SMS from Weatherzone. With this exciting service, it is possible to receive up-to-the-minute weather reports direct to your mobile phone.

Weather via SMS is available to anybody with an SMS capable mobile phone. You are able to select from a broad range of products:

  • Weather warnings sent to your phone as soon as they are issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.
  • Marine forecasts for 50 regions nationally.
  • 4-day forecast selectable from 180 towns.
  • Wind reports from over 300 locations nationally.

Examples

Local Fcast: Sydney Fri 18/23c showers, Sat 18/24c showers, Sun 18/25c showers, Mon 17/25c clearing showers
Sea Fcast: Sydney 10:35 07/03 N/NE 10/15 kts this a'noon, to 20 kts offshore this evening. SE change about midnight 10/15 kts. Sea 2.0m Swell 2.0m. BoM fcast
NSW 17:20 08/02 A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Sydney Metropolitan Area and the Gosford & Wyong Local Government Areas has been issued.

How to get your SMS Weather

  1. Register to become a Weatherzone member. Registration is free, only takes a moment and gives you access to Australia's most comprehensive weather information resource.
  2. Once you have registered, return to this page by clicking 'SMS alerts direct to your mobile' in the 'Weather your way' section on the home page.

Subscription Using our Secure Ecommerce Website

Our internet payment and subscription management system is a flexible way to receive Weatherzone SMS. Products can be selected, changed and put on hold as your needs vary. Payment is by credit card.

Pricing

Weatherzone SMS is purchased in bundles of 30 messages. The pricing for the message packs is as follows:

  • 30 message pack $10 (GST inclusive)
  • 60 message pack $19 (GST inclusive)
  • 90 message pack $27 (GST inclusive)
  • 180 message pack $49 (GST inclusive)
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Weather News

Cold Canberra mornings

18:52 EST

Canberra may enjoy its first morning of the season above zero degrees tomorrow.

Mersey Yacht Club still recovering from loss of 17 vessels in 2016 Tasmanian flood

13:05 EST

A year after a trashed its marina and destroyed numerous boats, the Mersey Yacht Club in Devonport, Tasmania is concerned about its ongoing viability.

Wind, rain and waves threaten east coast

12:54 EST

The first east coast low of winter will cause wet and windy conditions along parts of the New South Wales coast during the next 24 hours, although some areas will escape the severe weather.