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Last month, we introduced you to ForecastWatch client Brent Shaw, who serves as vice president of software engineering and content for Iteris – the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, specializing in utilizing big data analytics to solve a variety of complex and wide-ranging issues. Brent describes himself as a lifelong “weather...

March 23 marks World Meteorological Day, which commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization in 1950, and highlights its contributions to the well-being of the planet. Each year a theme is selected to link celebration activities around the globe. In honor of this year’s theme – The Sun, The Earth And The Weather –...

To celebrate National Agriculture Week, we spoke with ForecastWatch client Brent Shaw, who serves as vice president of software engineering and content for Iteris – the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, specializing in utilizing big data analytics to solve a variety of complex and wide-ranging issues. Brent describes himself as a...

We have amazing clients and we’re happy when we get the chance to introduce one of them to you. Recently, we spoke with Iain Russell, a career meteorologist since 1987 who serves as the Director of Meteorological Research and Development for The Weather Network – Canada’s most popular weather and information resource, which delivers its content...

70% of all power outages are caused by weather. As you may have read in our recent blog post, due to the danger and expense associated with these outages, many Utility companies rely on weather insights to predict where outages will occur and determine the proactive positioning of rapid response and repair crews. Today, we’d like to share...

Data Drives Predictive Weather Response Spring is just around the corner, which means seasonal thunderstorms aren’t far behind. While most folks look forward to the warmer weather, when March comes in like a lion, the increase in severe weather, downed lines and power disruption can be a major headache for energy and utility companies and...

Today we wish John Jeffries – America’s first weather observer – a very happy 274th birthday. Jeffries was a physician, surgeon and scientist, who began recording Boston weather observations in 1774. Today we celebrate Jefferies and all the meteorologists, analysts, climatologists, hydrologists, data scientists, storm-chasers and more who work around the clock to collect and...

A new study by ForecastWatch, the nation’s premier authority in meteorological accuracy validation, has was shown the most accurate forecaster. The study evaluated the top forecasting services in three regions independently: the United States since 2010, and Europe and Asia Pacific since 2013. Within each region, data was broken out into three different forecast time ranges. According to ForecastWatch, The Weather Company...