Better Weather Australia
Jesse Jackson Weather iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Better Weather Australia is a free Weather app for iPhone and iPad by Jesse Jackson. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 12, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 169 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 12
- 2026 · v6.1.0
Screenshots
About Better Weather Australia
Better Weather Australia is the number one choice for a clean, easy to use Australian Weather app. Sick of your "free" weather app throwing ads at you every time you want to check the weather? Or spending minutes just trying to find tomorrow's forecast in a cluttered mess? Better Weather Australia provides a clean and easy to use experience, to get all the info you need, and none of the fluff that makes other weather apps so hard to use. All data is sourced from the fantastic Willy Weather, which is backed by data from the Bureau of Meteorology. Key features include: * 7 day forecast from the BOM, including wind and rainfall amounts * Local weather radar * Scrollable graph of rainfall probability and temperature predictions * Capital city weather and forecasts * Daily temperature extremes * Weather warnings * Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets * Siri integration - ask Siri "Temperature in Melbourne in Better Weather" * Shortcuts support, to integrate data from Better Weather into your favourite workflows * Companion watchOS app with all of the best parts of the iOS app * A wide range of watchOS complications, to see the weather at a glance * iPhone and iPad support For less than half the cost of a coffee per month (or a discounted yearly subscription), premium users will also have access to the following features: * Ability to choose more than one favourite location, including display of weather at your current GPS location * Live Rainfall – See forecast rain for the next hour * Additional "Sky" and "Dynamic Sky" themes, with real weather effects * Access to all Lock Screen widgets * Daily push notifications with a summary of the weather forecast * Live activities – view current conditions in your Dynamic Island or Lock Screen for up to 8 hours * Sunrise/sunset times * Current humidity and pressure * Current UV index * Local air quality * Ability to customise your weather view, with custom ordering of weather cards and current condition tiles * Extended radar loop imagery (limited to 5 most recent images in free version) * Full 7 day temperature, wind and UV index graphs (limited to temperature only, and 3 days in free version) * Additional customisation of rainfall, temperature and wind units * And more! Icons made by Pixel perfect (https://www.flaticon.com/authors/pixel-perfect) from Flaticon (https://www.flaticon.com/). Weather data provided by Willy Weather (https://www.willyweather.com.au). Some data on this app is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology (http://www.bom.gov.au/data-access/3rd-party-attribution.shtml). Privacy Policy - https://sites.google.com/view/bwaprivacypolicy/home Terms Of Use - https://sites.google.com/view/bwatermsofuse/home App Store Screenshots created using https://screenshots.pro Report issues to [email protected].
What’s new
Version 6.1.0 · Updated October 12, 2026
* Added iPhone Duo support * Live Activity improvements * Compatibility with iOS 26 and watchOS 26
App privacy
The developer, Jesse Jackson, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Weather Australia | – | Free | October 12, 2026 | |
| Aussie Weather | 4.5 / 5 (2) | Free | Mar 19, 2024 | Compare |
| Sunshine Weather | – | Free | Oct 18, 2026 | Compare |
| Weather for Australia | – | Free | Sep 24, 2026 | Compare |
| AusWeather AU | – | Free | Oct 10, 2026 | Compare |
| Rain Radar Lite - Aus Weather | 4.5 / 5 (13) | Free | Nov 6, 2025 | Compare |
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