ForecastWatch

ForecastWatch, a service of Intellovations, LLC, has been the world’s premier weather forecast monitoring and analytics company since 2003. Our passion for data drives us every day. We collect weather forecast data from several thousand locations throughout the U.S. and around the world. This information is added to an ever-growing and unparalleled historical database of more than one billion weather forecasts gathered from dozens of weather forecast providers and systems. We use this vast collection of data to evaluate and compare weather forecast providers, improve decision-making by governments and business entities affected by weather, improve weather forecasting by meteorologists around the world, and educate customers with unbiased reporting. We strive to improve and expand our offerings to meet the needs of our current and future clients, finding ways to partner with them to help them evaluate their own deliverables, keep their customers safe, or help make business-critical decisions by analyzing weather forecasts to positively affect revenue, operating costs, and risk mitigation costs. Meteorologists, utilities, and energy companies depend on ForecastWatch’s accurate data and analysis. Agriculture, futures traders, and other companies whose business depends on being right about the weather put their trust in us to help them achieve success. Even consumers benefit from our ForecastAdvisor product. Our data meets the highest standard of scientific inquiry and has been used in several peer-reviewed studies. Learn more about our products and services at forecastwatch.com

Today marks the beginning of meteorological #spring! Meteorological spring begins on March 1st each year and ends on May 31st. The meteorological seasons were created because traditional seasons vary in length and make it difficult to compare statistics from year to year. Who’s looking forward to warmer weather?

Unfortunately, we are hearing reports that employees have begun losing their jobs at the National Weather Service (NWS) because of the new presidential administration, and that is an absolute tragedy. For starters, the NWS costs the average tax-paying American $3-4 per year. That’s about the cost of one cup of coffee. As of now, the NWS has a budget of around $1.38 billion, with around $102.1 billion returned in estimated public value. That’s a whopping 73:1 return on investment. So what exactly does the National Weather Service do? We don’t have time to name everything, but here is the big picture: https://lnkd.in/gvJW8KhX. #NWS #NOAA #NationalWeatherService #DOGE

A team of researchers from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and their partners are testing new drone technology that could be used for localized forecasting. The team equipped NASA’s Alta X quadcopter with wind sensors, aiming to provide precise and sustainable micrometeorological data to help predict wildfire behavior. With wildfires becoming more common, and wind being a major contributor to the spread of fires, having localized, real-time wind data could potentially help predict fire growth and spread, alert the public sooner, and lessen fire fatalities. Learn more in our blog: https://lnkd.in/ge62y7E6. #NASA #Drone #Weather #Wx #FireWx

For 35+ years, our team has been on the ground, living and breathing Canadian weather. From raging blizzards to scorching summer heatwaves, we track it all—because keeping Canadians safe and informed isn’t just our job. It’s our passion. Every. Single. Day. With one of the largest bilingual meteorological teams in the country, we take immense pride in covering more than 1,000 communities across the nation and being a trusted source millions of Canadians rely on for accurate, up-to-the-minute weather updates. Whatever Mother Nature brings, we’re here—standing with Canadians, because we are Canadian. 🍁 #ProudlyCanadian #Canada #ReadyForAnything | The Weather Network, MétéoMédia

Weather word of the week: light pillar. A light pillar is an atmospheric optical phenomenon where vertical beams of light appear to extend above and/or below a light source. They are caused by light reflecting off ice crystals in the atmosphere, and are most likely to occur in extremely cold and calm conditions. With recent extreme cold blasts, this phenomenon has been spotted in various regions of the United States this winter.

Did you notice your Valentine’s Day chocolate tasting a little different this year? The chocolates inside many heart-shaped boxes this year likely contained more filler ingredients like nuts and fruits to offset the rising costs of pure chocolate. The price of raw cocoa, chocolate’s key ingredient, has surged by more than 200% over the last year. Disruptive weather patterns fueled by climate change have hammered West Africa, where most of the world’s cocoa is grown and processed. In 2024, 71% of cacao-producing areas in West Africa experienced 42 days above ideal temperature thresholds and 40% more rainfall than expected, severely impacting the yield. Learn more in our ClimateWatch newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eBXhgSug

At ForecastWatch, our technology and data experts research, design and implement solutions in the areas of software development, data, and consulting. Since 1998, our specialty has been focused on providing a superior mix of technology and data to our government and commercial customers. That is why leaders in the weather industry, government, and the energy, insurance, life sciences, and entertainment industries turn to us for critical weather intelligence. Learn more at forecastwatch.com.

Were you recently deceived by “false spring”? We were too. Only one month left until astronomical spring begins.

Researchers at the Department of Energy are using the world’s fastest supercomputer to bring up-to-the-minute, pinpoint weather forecasts weeks in advance to the general public’s finger tips. The project, called ORBIT, uses 113 billion parameters to predict weather up to 30 days in advance. For short term forecasts (days or weeks in advance), the model has seen accuracy rates as high as 95%. For long-term forecasts (more than two weeks in advance), it still achieves a 60-80% accuracy rate. Learn more in our blog: https://lnkd.in/gce26BDG