Channels Like Bureau of Meteorology

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Bureau of Meteorology
Subscribers 116K
Videos 2.4K
Views 30.0M

The Bureau of Meteorology channel covers Australia’s weather, climate, water, oceans and space weather topics, with a focus on severe weather, forecasts, warnings, rain, floods, tropical lows, cyclones and radar updates. The content style is informational and timely, featuring frequent severe weather updates and forecasts rather than casual vlogs, with an average of about 27K views per video and a publication frequency of roughly 7.6 uploads per week across 2400 videos since joining in 2011.

Content Landscape

We found 46 channels similar to Bureau of Meteorology. The closest match is ABC News (Australia) at 87% relevance.

Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Bureau of Meteorology

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#1 ABC News (Australia)

87% relevance

Subscribers 2.5M
Videos 109K
Views 1.5B
Appearances 77
SERP 100%
Similarity 78%
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Both target Australian audiences with weather-related content, sharing searches like weather radar australia, flood warnings australia, and tropical lows australia, and have a high search alignment (100%) though ABC News' content style is broader news reporting (78%), making them similar in audience but differing in format.

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#2 9 News Australia

72% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M
Videos 47K
Views 1.5B
Appearances 51
SERP 62%
Similarity 79%
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Similar focus on Australian weather news and warnings, with overlaps on severe weather australia, flood warnings australia, and tropical lows australia; strong search alignment (62%) but their content emphasizes current news storytelling (79%), aligning closely in audience yet varying in presentation.

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#3 7NEWS Australia

68% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M
Videos 36K
Views 1.3B
Appearances 30
SERP 55%
Similarity 76%
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Shares emphasis on Australian weather events and warnings (severe weather australia, flood warnings australia, rainfall alerts australia) with solid search overlap (55%), while content aligns with general news delivery (76%), indicating audience similarity but different content depth.

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#4 Severe Weather Australia

57% relevance

Subscribers 50.4K
Videos 184
Views 7.6M
Appearances 9
SERP 20%
Similarity 82%
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Directly overlaps on severe weather australia and northern australia storms, reflecting a strong audience interest in extreme events, but has much lower search overlap (20%) suggesting narrower keyword targeting despite higher content similarity (82%).

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#5 CyclonesOZ

57% relevance

Subscribers 73.8K
Videos 773
Views 11.1M
Appearances 10
SERP 14%
Similarity 86%
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Addresses tropical and regional weather in Australia, including tropical lows australia and central australia rain, yielding modest search overlap (14%) but high content similarity (86%), indicating similar topics presented in a more specialized style.

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#6 Force Thirteen

57% relevance

Subscribers 129K
Videos 6.3K
Views 64.6M
Appearances 20
SERP 30%
Similarity 75%
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Covers cyclone and hurricane season in Australia, aligning with BOM on broad storm and cyclone content; has moderate search overlap (30%) and solid content similarity (75%), pointing to shared subject matter with a different niche framing.

Didn't Make the Cut

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#8 56% Welcome to Daily Forecast Australia 88% 1.4K 8% 7
#9 53% WeatherWatchTV 83% 134K 8% 6
#10 47% Ryan Hall, Y'all 76% 3.2M 3% 2
#11 47% 10 News 66% 1.1M 18% 13
#12 46% DOST-PAGASA Weather Report 76% 1.1M 3% 2
#13 46% Carolina Weather Group 73% 19.3K 5% 2
#14 44% Sunrise 71% 342K 5% 3
#15 44% news.com.au 71% 1.3M 4% 2
#16 42% Abel & Victoria 66% 173K 6% 6
#17 42% Ambient Renders 66% 393K 5% 1
#18 41% KSAT 12 67% 480K 3% 1
#19 41% SBS News 64% 600K 8% 4
#20 41% WSLS 10 65% 109K 5% 6
#21 41% Banijay Science 65% 620K 4% 3
#22 40% WFSB 3 63% 124K 6% 4
#23 40% Sky News 62% 9.2M 7% 3
#24 40% FEMA 65% 58.1K 3% 1
#25 40% CBS Philadelphia 63% 412K 5% 3
#26 40% NEWS CENTER Maine 63% 157K 4% 4
#27 39% 13News Now 63% 337K 3% 4
#28 39% WBRC 6 News 63% 75.8K 4% 1
#29 39% WPRI 63% 192K 3% 4
#30 39% NBC News 63% 11.8M 3% 3
#31 39% Global News 62% 4.9M 4% 2
#32 39% WAVY TV 10 60% 226K 6% 3
#33 38% Al Jazeera English 61% 17.5M 5% 2
#34 38% ITV News 60% 2.2M 5% 4
#35 38% WBFF FOX45 Baltimore 60% 294K 4% 2
#36 38% FOX NASHVILLE 60% 157K 5% 3
#37 38% WUSA9 60% 606K 3% 3
#38 38% Top Fives 60% 3.1M 4% 1
#39 37% Cruise Ship Safety & Security 61% 4.7K 3% 1
#40 37% FOX 5 Washington DC 59% 639K 5% 4
#41 37% Reuters 60% 4.1M 4% 2
#42 37% T&C Surf Designs 59% 24.5K 4% 1
#43 37% WTHR 60% 378K 3% 2
#44 36% WBNS 10TV 58% 208K 4% 2
#45 36% WKYC Channel 3 57% 537K 6% 4
#46 36% MinuteEarth 57% 3.3M 4% 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Bureau of Meteorology?

ABC News (Australia) — 87% match, 2.5M subscribers; 9 News Australia — 72% match, 1.8M subscribers; 7NEWS Australia — 68% match, 2.1M subscribers. All are large Australian news/media channels with substantial subscriber counts that cover weather and breaking news, overlapping with the Bureau of Meteorology in weather-related content.

What type of content does Bureau of Meteorology make?

The Bureau of Meteorology produces weather-focused content, including severe weather updates and forecasts (e.g., rain and flooding in Queensland and Northern Australia, tropical lows). They upload about 7.6 videos per week, with an average of ~27K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Bureau of Meteorology?

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