The Bureau of Meteorology boss has apologised "for the challenges" a new website design has caused to angry users across the nation.

The new BOM website was launched just a week ago but has been roundly criticised as being less user-friendly, confusing and even dangerous.

The bureau's acting CEO, Peter Stone, promised on Wednesday to take on the feedback and said users could expect to see improvements "within weeks".

"It's clear we need to do more to help people through the change, both by making adjustments to the website and by helping users to understand its new features," he said.

In the face of the mounting criticism of the changes, Environment and Water Minister Senator Murray Watt met on Tuesday with Mr Stone to confirm that the website would be adjusted "where appropriate".

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