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We are Wet Dog Weather, a Software as a Service (SaaS) company that specializes in enterprise-level solutions for weather & sensor data dissemination and visualization.
A Look at the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season So Far
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has been active, even without a U.S. landfall. From Texas floods to East Coast erosion, tropical systems have caused widespread damage. With weeks left in the season, coastal residents and travelers should stay aware and follow safety alerts.
Making the Most of AWS Credits as a Startup
AWS credits can be a huge help for startups — if you use them wisely. At Wet Dog Weather, we’ve redeemed everything from $1k to $100k, learning how timing and strategy matter just as much as the dollar amount. Here’s how we scaled our cloud costs alongside growth and what other startups can take from our experience.
Amazon S3 Cost Optimization: What We Learned (the Hard Way)
At first, S3 felt like an easy win, store the files and forget it. However, scaling up taught us the hard way about small files and big bills. Our Amazon S3 cost optimization story is about moving from naïve usage to cost reduction, with lessons you can use to avoid the same pitfalls.
A Practical Guide to Web Coverage Service for Weather Data
The Web Coverage Service (WCS) can be intimidating at first — it involves massive XML, endless metadata, and OGC quirks. But the Web Coverage Service for weather data is surprisingly powerful once you know where to look. We’ll walk through metadata, DescribeCoverage, and GetCoverage to show how WCS makes model queries flexible, fast, and actually enjoyable.
New in Terrier: Wind Direction Arrows for Web Maps
Wind direction arrows make it easy to see wind speed and direction at a glance. They’re fast, clear, and simple to add to your maps.
Where Do Weather Apps Get Their Data? We Break It Down
Ever wonder where do weather apps get their data? In the U.S., it’s almost always the National Weather Service—and the same models show up everywhere.
Why Smoke Transport Modeling Is Critical During Fire Season
Smoke transport modeling with HRRR-Smoke offers critical insight for wildfire tracking, public safety, and air quality forecasting.
Using Zarr with AWS S3: A Practical Approach to Weather Data
We’re using Zarr with AWS S3 to store and serve weather data efficiently, minimizing S3 costs while keeping access speeds in the sub-second range.
Air Quality Data, Now Available in Our Weather Stack
We now provide EPA air quality data, including PM2.5, PM10, and AQI, for display and query in Boxer and Terrier.
Have a project in mind?
We are a Software as a Service company, and we charge accordingly. Our customers rent their own Boxer stack and gain access to our Terrier front-end libraries. We process a variety of standard data sets, which is…. standard. But we also process custom data you may buy or generate yourself. That’s where things get interesting
