This is the premier global B2B exhibition for the weather and climate industry, taking place at the RAI Amsterdam from October 6–8, 2026. It is the place where hardware manufacturers—from radar and LiDAR to automated weather stations—showcase their latest equipment to national weather services and private enterprises.
Traditional radars spin a dish around, taking 5 minutes for a full scan. At the 2026 Expo, the focus is on PAR, which uses electronic steering to scan the entire sky in under a minute. Professionals search this event for “low-cost solid-state PAR” to see if the technology is finally affordable enough for city-wide deployments to track flash floods and tornadoes in real-time.
As private companies like ClimaCell and others integrate sensors into cars, cell phones, and streetlights, the Expo features “Data-as-a-Service” (DaaS) providers. The search focus here is on “Quality Control (QC) algorithms for non-traditional sensors”—essentially, how to make data from a car’s windshield wiper sensor as reliable as a multi-million dollar weather station.
In 2026, “Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) profiling” using autonomous drones is a massive market. These drones can fly vertical profiles every hour, providing data that was previously only available twice a day via expensive weather balloons. Pros search for “BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) regulations for weather drones” to understand the legal hurdles of deploying these fleets.