AccuWeather provides weather forecasts, warnings and weather intelligence to consumers and enterprises worldwide through its API, enterprise solutions and consumer services.
AccuWeather is a weather forecasting and digital media technology company founded in 1962 by Dr. Joel N. Myers in State College, Pennsylvania. It supplies weather forecasts, warnings and weather intelligence to consumers and enterprises worldwide, employing more than 450 people across nine offices, among them over 100 expert meteorologists. The company describes its forecast accuracy under the trademarked phrase "Superior Accuracy".
Its commercial operations rest on three main lines. The AccuWeather API distributes weather data to more than 180,000 websites. AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions provides critical weather intelligence to businesses, including over half of the Fortune 500, across sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, finance, retail, insurance, utilities and energy. AccuWeather Consumer Forecasts and Warnings reach more than 1.5 billion people globally.
The underlying technical work spans meteorology, data processing at scale, API and weather data distribution and weather intelligence analytics. The company processes over 35 billion data requests a day. It states that its accurate predictions have saved tens of thousands of lives and prevented tens of billions of dollars in property damage.
