AccuWeather provides weather forecasting services to individuals, businesses, and government agencies. Its main product is a weather forecasting platform that offers local, national, and global weather updates, including real-time information on temperature, precipitation, and wind speed. The platform also specializes in forecasts for severe weather events like hurricanes and thunderstorms, helping users prepare for extreme conditions. AccuWeather stands out from competitors by offering a wide range of services, including premium subscription options and tailored enterprise solutions for businesses. The company's goal is to deliver accurate and timely weather information to help users make informed decisions and stay safe.

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AccuWeather has acquired TOA Systems, a lightning-detection hardware provider, to enhance its global lightning detection capabilities. Announced at the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting, the deal integrates TOA’s systems with AccuWeather’s forecasting technology, creating a comprehensive global lightning detection network. This will offer real-time lightning alerts and risk analysis, accessible via AccuWeather’s platforms. Financial terms were not disclosed.

AccuWeather Acquires TOA Systems for Lightning Detection

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, global leader in weather forecasting, warnings, data and information, is pleased to announce the acquisition of TOA Systems, Inc. lightning network and technology. TOA Systems, Inc. is a premier provider of lightning detection hardware and one of the few global lightning networks in existence. The announcement was made at the American Meteorological Society's Annual Meeting 2025 in New Orleans

Accuweather Acquires Toa Lightning Detection Network And Technology To Create Advanced Global Lightning Detection Network

Hurricane Rafael is not expected to hit the United States after beginning a more westward track, giving ports along the Gulf Coast a break from severe storms. Rafael slammed into Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, knocking out the island’s electrical grid and leaving 10 million people without power. The storm is expected to weaken Friday as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico.Swells from the storm are likely to be life-threatening along the Gulf Coast through the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said in a Friday update. Rafael will be the first hurricane this year in the Gulf of Mexico to avoid the U.S., AccuWeather meteorologists said Friday.The Southeast will see rainfall over the next few days from a cool front, AccuWeather said. Local flooding in parts of Georgia and the Carolinas is possible.Ports in Florida were monitoring Rafael earlier this week and braced for gale-force winds. Their operations continued as normal.So far this year, one tropical storm and five hurricanes have hit the U.S. Forecasters predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30

Hurricane Rafael Forecast To Miss Us, Giving Battered Coast A Break

Hurricane Rafael is expected to take aim at the United States after making landfall in Cuba, but the storm’s possible intensity and damage to the U.S. coast remain unclear. Category 2 Rafael is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall in Cuba on Wednesday but is expected to weaken as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Rafael currently has maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph. The Florida Keys could see 1 to 3 inches of rain and tornadoes Wednesday, the center said. AccuWeather forecasters say the Florida Keys could see 60 mph winds and 2 to 3 feet of storm surge. Florida ports were open Wednesday but on alert and monitoring the storm. SeaPort Manatee, the Port of St. Petersburg and Port Tampa Bay were set to port condition Whiskey on Monday, which means gale force winds were expected within 72 hours. Port Tampa Bay’s weather advisory group began monitoring the storm Monday.The Port of Key West was operating under X-Ray status as of Tuesday, meaning it expected to see gale force winds within 48 hours. AccuWeather predicts Rafael will lose intensity due to the cooler waters in the Gulf and wind shear. It remains unclear what path Rafael will take after moving into the Gulf, but forecasters say the greatest chance of a U.S

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AccuWeather brings hyper-local forecasts and life-saving severe weather alerts to Ecosia's tree-planting search engineSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. and BERLIN, Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, the proven leader in weather forecast accuracy, and Ecosia, the world's largest not-for-profit search engine, today announce their partnership and product integration.Over 20 million Ecosia users globally now have access to AccuWeather's superior weather information and unique Global Severe Weather Alerts, as part of an effort to accelerate awareness of critical weather incidents as they occur, and to expand Ecosia's product suite.As part of the partnership, AccuWeather's API has been integrated into Ecosia's results for weather data, including Current Conditions, and Daily and Hourly Forecasts, and up-to-the-minute Alerts for locations in the U.S. and around the globe, all built on AccuWeather's superior collection of global, detailed, and local weather data to help people and companies make the best weather-impacted decisions.Ecosia users will be able to view the new weather tool on mobile and desktop devices, simply by searching for the location they desire and adding "weather" as the search key term. In addition to hourly, daily and weekly weather forecasts, the product integration will alert users to severe weather events including dangerous high and low temperatures. The partnership also showcases the unique AccuWeather Air Quality Scale that helps individuals quickly understand the impact air pollution exposure will have on their health, helping them make the best decisions about air quality risks around the world."AccuWeather and its wholly owned subsidiary, Plume Labs, combine their respective forecasting and air pollution expertise to provide these superior air pollution forecasts, warnings, and insights.Plume Labs pioneered the air quality forecasting industry by advancing geospatial machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to map and predict air pollution

Ecosia Partners With Accuweather To Bring Superior Weather Information And Unique Global Severe Weather Alerts To Users, And To Help Make Cities More Climate Resilient

Berlin-founded not-for-profit search engine Ecosia is partnering with weather forecaster AccuWeather. Ecosia dedicates 100 per cent of its profits to the planet and has collaborated with local communities in over 35 countries to plant more than 200 million trees. In 2014 Ecosia was the first company in Germany to be accredited as a B Corporation and in 2017 it built the first of a growing portfolio of solar plants, which now produce enough energy to power all searches twice over

Ecosia Partners With Accuweather To Identify Heat Islands And Guide Urban Tree Planting

"It has never been our goal to take over the provision of all weather information," Smith said, noting that AccuWeather has long partnered with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and relies on the agency's weather data.

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Mobile and Ad Tech Leader with Over 25 Years of Experience Building and Operating Global Companies to Usher Next Phase of AccuWeather's GrowthSTATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, Inc., the global leader in weather forecasting services, has named media and technology industry veteran Matt Gillis to the new role of Chief Business Officer. Reporting to CEO Steven R. Smith, Gillis will lead AccuWeather's sales, business development, and marketing teams, driving the company's go-to-market strategy and revenue growth.Matt Gillis, Chief Business Officer of AccuWeatherGillis brings a wealth of experience to AccuWeather, building and scaling companies ranging from startups to global enterprises over the last 25 years. Most recently, he served as President of Digital Turbine – a company that powers superior mobile consumer experiences and results for the world's leading telcos, advertisers, and publishers where he was responsible for the company's go to market efforts including sales, marketing, business development, and operations. Prior to Digital Turbine, Gillis served as CEO of clean.io (acquired by Human Security) the market leading cybersecurity company protecting publishers, advertisers, and consumers from malicious threats. Prior to clean.io, he served as SVP, Publisher Platforms at Oath (now Yahoo!), where he led the team responsible for the global publisher-facing programmatic and monetization tools and services

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