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# The Weather Company

## Weather changes outcomes

Improve decision-making with real weather data.

As the battlefield undergoes transformation, so does the weather.  
In a climate characterized by unpredictable swings, the reliance on precise weather data for operational, strategic, and infrastructural decisions has never been more critical.

### Accept no substitute

Traditional, synthetic weather simulations fall short when it comes to replicating real-world conditions on land, at sea, and in the air. This means the critical training troops receive doesn’t accurately reflect what they’ll actually face.

### Extreme weather trends  
**Are you ready?**

- Intensifying severe weather  
- Rising sea level  
- Increasing temperatures

### Broad approximations

#### Key Differences

| Synthetic        | Real Data  |
|------------------|------------|
| Static, one-dimensional view of the battlespace | New global forecasts every hour, available in 15-minute increments |
| Limited in scope, supporting primarily visual conditions like rain and fog | “Reliably forecasting extreme weather’s precipitation type and rate frequency and intensity to inform strategy” |
| Theoretical best-guess | Can mitigate a changing climate |

## Weatherverse™️ Our mission: Helping you achieve yours  
#### Make weather a powerful ally. Increase mission success, reduce costs, and protect lives.

Weatherverse enables real-time integration of actual global weather data and proven models tailored for planning and simulation. We’ve removed the complexity of modeling real weather so you can better anticipate, mitigate, and plan for its impact on operations, equipment, and training.

**One packed API call delivers:**
- Precipitation type and rate  
- Visibility  
- Lightning probability  
- Wind vectors  
- Cloud type, thickness, and coverage  
- Turbulence

### AI technology. Weather modeling. Weather simulation.

## The most accurate forecast

To learn more about our integrated weather modeling and simulation platforms purposefully designed for the defense industry, visit [weathercompany.com/defense](/content/defense/index.html) or contact [business@weather.com](mailto:business@weather.com).

##### In partnership with:
James L Regens (26 Mar 2024): Extreme Weather Risk to Military Operations in a Changing Climate, The RUSI Journal, DOI: 10.1080/03071847.2024.2328059  
ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview, 2017-2022, commissioned by The Weather Company.
