
Weather Risk Intelligence
and Services
Weather uncertainty presents a significant financial risk to many
commercial enterprises. For local and
state
governments, weather
effects
threaten public safety and security, critical infrastructure, and
the economy. Weather
phenomena range from single, significant events to
seasonal (or longer) trends including multi-decadal climate
change. WeatherSleuth LLC provides the
tailored meteorological intelligence its clients need to effectively manage weather risk.
With support from
partner firms, our technical staff has expertise in multiple
disciplines including: weather risk management,
climate change, seasonal forecasting, agricultural meteorology, applied
climatology, space weather, mountain meteorology, aviation weather,
satellite meteorology, radar meteorology tropical meteorology,
micrometeorology, severe storms,
lightning, clouds, numerical modeling, air quality, road
meteorology, weather instrumentation and project management. These
staff's experience cuts across multiple sectors
including wind & solar energy, rail, aviation, trucking, sports &
entertainment, agriculture, retail, construction, aerospace,
emergency planning, policy, and national security.
Strategic Analysis
WeatherSleuth LLC monitors weather worldwide in order to identify
and characterize changes and trends before they impact our clients.
We also perform multi-disciplinary post-event analysis to support
impact assessments. Whenever possible and appropriate, probabilistic
forecasts and projections are generated to support decision support
processes and systems. Through your relationship with WeatheSleuth
LLC, you will benefit from the best, available meteorological
intelligence to identify strategic risks and be able to take timely
action to mitigate sensitivities and capitalize on opportunities.
Products include: regional drought assessments, seasonal temperature
outlooks, seasonal hurricane forecast reports, precipitation trend
analyses, fire weather risk reports, heating/cooling degree day
reports and projections, severe weather post-event analyses
Example applications:
- Site selection for solar arrays and wind farms
- Snow depth probabilities for engineering snow load
calculations
- Drought assessments for commercial agriculture companies
to facilitate weather impacts mitigation or capitalize on
events with an asymmetric effect on competitors
- Seasonal temperature forecasts to support optimal timing
of deployment of seasonal retail products
- Microscale temperature, precipitation and solar exposure
assessments to refine planting and harvest schedules
- Return period probability analyses for extreme wind,
precipitation or temperature and other meteorological events
- Contingency planning (including insurance) for major
sports and entertainment events
Special Event Weather Support
Weather often poses a significant risk to activities at major
sporting events, entertainment venues, corporate parties, and movie
shoots. Corporate event project managers and even wedding planners
need to manage weather risk.
WeatherSleuth LLC provides pinpoint, professional weather planning,
forecast, and monitoring services for special events based on the
military's approach to meteorological support provided to the White
House and the President's staff. This service starts with long-range
outlooks based on climatology, builds with detailed planning
projections within 48-120 hours of an event, and intensifies with
frequently updated, site-specific forecasts between 8 and 48 hours.
Support culminates in a continuous meteorological watch from
approximately 6 hours prior through the duration of the event with on-site support options.
Special event products are tailored to suit our client's specific needs and resources.
Weather Preparedness Assessment
Are your organization's leadership,
staff, and processes postured to effectively manage weather risk and
capitalize on strategic or tactical opportunities? Our expert staff
can help you assess and improve your organization's weather
readiness. Assessments include a vulnerability assessment and
recommended mitigation strategies.
Strategic Planning for Regional
Climate Change Impacts
Climate change is an unstoppable force
of nature. Regional changes in climate have potentially wide-ranging
impacts from health to agricultural productivity. The ability to
adapt to climate change has implications to corporate and public
policy. WeatherSleuth LLC leverages its expertise in climatology to
provide insightful, tailored advice to clients ranging from local
government organizations to large corporations.
Contact us today for a free initial
inquiry!