# The Weather Company

> The Weather Company supplies weather forecasts, consumer apps, data APIs, advertising signals, and operating tools for airlines, broadcasters, and other organizations. Its brands include The Weather Channel digital properties, Weather Underground, and Storm Radar. Francisco Partners acquired the business from IBM in February 2024.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Brookhaven, United States
- **Founders:** John Coleman (Co-founder of predecessor The Weather Channel; original president), Frank Batten (Co-founder and financial backer of predecessor The Weather Channel)
- **Products:** The Weather Channel app and weather.com, Weather Underground, Storm Radar, Weather Data APIs, Fusion
- **Notable:** Global GRAF rollout in November 2019., Became an independent Francisco Partners portfolio company on February 1, 2024., Announced operational adoption of JEDI in March 2025.

## Products & services

- **The Weather Channel app and weather.com** — Consumer forecasts, radar, alerts, and related weather experiences, with advertising and paid premium features.
- **Weather Underground** — Consumer weather information associated with a network of personal weather stations.
- **Storm Radar** — Consumer radar and storm-tracking application.
- **Weather Data APIs** — Programmatic current conditions, forecasts, alerts, imagery, and specialized datasets. Standard is listed at $500 USD/month with an annual term for one million monthly calls as checked October 16, 2026; enterprise pricing is customized.
- **Fusion** — Flight tracking combines aircraft positions, weather layers, and air-traffic flow information for dispatchers.
- **Pilotbrief and Maverick aviation tools** — Pilot weather briefings, dispatch workflows, ground operations alerts, and aircraft communications weather support.
- **Max media platform** — Broadcast weather graphics, mobile and social distribution, cloud collaboration, and browser-based weather production.
- **ReelSphere** — Automates short weather videos for streaming and digital distribution using Max and AI.
- **Weather Targeting** — Advertising signals connect weather conditions with relevant messages and buying contexts.
- **GRAF** — Proprietary Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting system, rolled out globally in November 2019; provides rapidly refreshed fine-scale forecasts.

## Achievements

- Global GRAF rollout in November 2019.
- Became an independent Francisco Partners portfolio company on February 1, 2024.
- Announced operational adoption of JEDI in March 2025.
- ForecastWatch’s 2021-2024 comparison placed the company first overall; the study was commissioned by The Weather Company, so the claim should retain its methodology and sponsorship context.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Redfin announced historical weather metrics integrated into for-sale listings.
- **2026-08** — Kalshi announced a data partnership covering weather market verification and selected consumer integrations.
- **2026-10** — Health Action Alliance announced The Weather Company as weather intelligence partner of Extreme Weather + Work.

## Links

- Website: https://www.weathercompany.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weather-company/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/weatherchannel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheWeatherChannel/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weatherchannel/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWeatherChannel

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Last updated: 2026-10-16