by Daphne Thompson | Jan 22, 2026 | Data
Winter weather is heading for the central and southern U.S., and this Southern Plains winter storm is expected to bring snow, ice, and dangerous cold from Friday through the weekend. While confidence in the overall setup is increasing, important details will continue...
by David Crowe | Dec 4, 2025 | Data
Understanding the state of the atmosphere starts with good observations, and one of the most important tools we have is the weather balloon. Twice a day, at 00 and 12 UTC, around 1000 sites worldwide launch radiosondes (GPS-equipped radio-transmitting instruments) to...
by Steve Gifford | Nov 6, 2025 | Data, GeoService, Web Coverage Service
We’re excited to announce that RAP Smoke model data from NOAA is now part of the products we ingest and deliver to our customers. This addition gives developers and analysts a new way to visualize smoke movement and density across North America. It is especially...
by Steve Gifford | Oct 30, 2025 | Data
Running a weather company in the cloud means processing massive amounts of data every hour. Our software engineers write our importers, and more recently, our atmospheric scientist writes the real weather code. But after our AWS Lambda costs spiraled out of control,...
by Daphne Thompson | Oct 23, 2025 | Data
At Wet Dog Weather, we make weather data look better — and now you can help us share it. Our customer referral program makes it easy to connect others with the same visualization tools you already know and trust. If you know a decision maker who could benefit from...
by Christy Rohrig | Oct 2, 2025 | Data
When launching a startup, cloud infrastructure costs can quickly add up. That’s why Amazon Web Services (AWS) and competing cloud vendors offer startups cloud credit programs to help offset expenses in the early years. These AWS credits can be a lifeline, but figuring...
