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Thoughts and insights from a team building a weather data platform designed to make complex weather data easier to use.
Amazon S3 Cost Optimization: What We Learned (the Hard Way)
If you’re not familiar, Amazon Simple Storage Service is an object storage product with a well-defined interface. You put file-like objects into it, and you can get whole objects or parts of them back out. What we had to learn, as many others have before us, is how S3...
A Practical Guide to Web Coverage Service for Weather Data
The Web Coverage Service (WCS) is an OGC standard for retrieving time-series gridded data sets. It has a strong weather and climate focus, and that's mostly who uses it. I say that as if it's a well-known standard… it's really not. Most weather companies roll their...
New in Terrier: Wind Direction Arrows for Web Maps
We’ve had wind displays on mobile for ages — those hypnotic little wind particles swirling around like they’re auditioning for a weather-themed screensaver. But now we’re bringing something new (and pointier) to the web: wind direction arrows.If you’ve ever stared at...
Where Do Weather Apps Get Their Data? We Break It Down
Ever wonder "where do weather apps get their data"? You're not the only one. It turns out most apps in the U.S. are pulling from the same deep, government-funded well: the National Weather Service (NWS). That's right, your favorite weather app, your car's display, the...
Why Smoke Transport Modeling Is Critical During Fire Season
When wildfires break out, the flames aren't the only concern; where the smoke goes can have massive downstream impacts on health, travel, and response coordination. That's where smoke transport modeling comes in. The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) HRRR-Smoke...
Using Zarr with AWS S3: A Practical Approach to Weather Data
At Wet Dog Weather, we process and store a lot of weather data. This includes using Zarr with AWS S3 to efficiently manage large, multidimensional arrays. We currently lean towards real-time weather display and query. However, our customers are nudging us towards...
Air Quality Data, Now Available in Our Weather Stack
Air quality data isn’t quite the same as weather, but it’s similar. It covers the same areas, it’s structured in the same way, and it’s something that weather users often want to see. That’s why we now support air quality data alongside our standard weather...
Your Weather Data, Visualized: Real-Time Lightning Alerts in Action
Every summer, as storms roll across the country, lightning becomes more than a spectacle; it becomes a serious safety risk. For companies with outdoor workers, high-value equipment, or weather-sensitive operations, the stakes are real. That’s where real-time lightning...
The Hidden Dangers of Summer Flash Flood Risks
At Wet Dog Weather, we've been tracking a dangerous trend that comes back every year. Summer flash flood risks are increasing, and recent headlines from Texas to New York are proof. These fast-moving, high-impact weather events can overwhelm roads, disrupt operations,...
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