BOM weather app a hit with Aussies

Australians have used the new Bureau of Meteorology app to check the weather 1.6 million times since its launch 10 days ago.

The app has averaged 25,000 downloads every day since its launch on October 7 and it's been given 4.5 stars by consumers.

BOM director Andrew Johnson told a Senate committee on Monday he was delighted by the app's success and proud of the team's work developing it.