by Steve Gifford | Sep 18, 2025 | Data, Labrador
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...
by Steve Gifford | Aug 28, 2025 | Data
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,...
by David Crowe | Aug 21, 2025 | Data
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)...
by Steve Gifford | Aug 14, 2025 | 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...
by Steve Gifford | Aug 7, 2025 | Data
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 products....
by Daphne Thompson | Jul 31, 2025 | Data
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...
