Weather Forecasting Challenges & Opportunities - Traditional weather forecasting faces challenges in observation, modeling, and translating data into actionable insights [2] - The weather industry faces a critical data problem, hindering the effectiveness of AI-driven weather models [5] - Existing satellite technology (multispectral, high resolution, SAR) was not specifically designed for weather forecasting [8] - Weather impacts all 8 billion people on Earth, affecting daily life, extreme weather events, and various industries [15][17] Tomorrow.io's Solution - Tomorrow.io has launched a constellation of seven commercial-grade microwave sounder satellites into orbit [11] - The company's technology provides near real-time global weather coverage, filling critical data gaps [14] - Microwave sounders can scan the atmosphere and penetrate clouds, providing superior data for weather forecasting [10] - The new data architecture represents a step function change to global weather forecasting [9] Financial Impact of Weather - The US is impacted by weather by $1 billion every 13 days, and this is increasing annually [17] - Globally, the financial impact of weather is in the trillions [17]