AgroWeather

Name of Product/Service AgroWeather
Company Name WeatherOnline Ltd. - Meteorological Services
Company Location London, United Kingdom
Company Website WeatherOnline Ltd. - Meteorological Services
Product/Service Website AgroWeather
Status Commercial Service
PSI Sector Weather and Environment; Agriculture
Main Source of PSI Re-used

Data information licensed from national meteorological services worldwide and also agricultural data.

Value Added to PSI

Data from the agriculture sector and weather data are combined to offer data services tailoring to the needs of customers in the agricultural or horticultural sectors. Data which is available includes the following.

  • Precipitation radar images from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
  • Very detailed satellite images (infrared and visual)
  • Postal code specific weather forecast for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France
  • Detailed weather forecast for the coming 24 hours
  • Forecasts for several days or up to 14 days
  • Precipitation risks for the coming 10 days
  • The effect of spraying many crop protection products
  • Risk of infection regarding almost all agricultural fungal infections

Subscribers can choose from a variety of options online as well as a daily fax service with weather forecast for a specific location and specific species.

For example:

Agroweather offers useful information such as current weather information, current radar and satellite images as well as weather forecasts. The online weather forecast is displayed in 3 hourly time steps for the first 2 days and 6 hourly time steps for the following 12 days. All together displaying the forecast and trends for the next 14 days. The Agrofax features/service provides the general weather forecast as well specific parameter like leaf wetness and crop temperature.

Description of the Business and Role of PSI

AgroWeather is an online weather and advisory programme from WeatherOnline Ltd. for the agricultural and horticultural sector. WeatherOnline provides services in several European countries including the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, France, and Poland as well as Turkey and New Zealand.