WeatherIt uses trusted, official weather-station data to ensure every payout is based on reliable, and independent rainfall information.
• In Australia: data comes from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)
• In New Zealand: data comes from MetService or NIWA
If BOM (in Australia) or MetService/NIWA (in New Zealand) data is not available, WeatherIt will use rainfall data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for the same meteorological station identified in your policy schedule. This ensures that all measurements remain consistent, transparent, and geographically accurate.
Your policy schedule shows:
• The name of the weather station used for your coverage; and
• The distance between your insured location and that weather station.
Only rainfall data from these approved sources is used to determine whether a payout is triggered.
WeatherIt’s Customer Portal also has a chart that shows:
• Daily rainfall from your named weather station
• Your policy rainfall trigger line
• Your coverage hours per day
• Historic rainfall (before your trip) and real-time during your insured dates
• Clear markers when a rainfall trigger is reached