Bureau improves online weather info HAVE you ever wanted to check the weather for exactly where you are? Or plan for a surfing weekend, with information on temperature, rainfall and sea conditions, over a seven-day period? MetEye allows users to select a wide range of data on one platform via the Bureau of Meteorology website. It includes forecast data anywhere in Australia, with the exception of Queensland and the Northern Territory, although these are expected to come online in early 2014. Bureau director of meteorology Rob Vertessy said MetEye would be as useful to suburban holiday makers as it would to farmers wanting to check regional conditions from the one site. "People often comment that it's frustrating to find things on our website, so MetEye is our response to the community, bringing that information together in an easy to use map-based interface," he said. Emergency services workers should also benefit from the resource, which will include data on river levels and extreme weather forecasts. MetEye was trialled in various communities in Australia, allowing users to provide feedback ahead of its launch on Wednesday. Dr Vertessy said it compared favourably with similar technologies overseas. "It's pretty flash by international standards, and we've also got one of the best numerical weather prediction models underpinning this," he said.