Weather people who love business problems.
We started WDS because accurate forecasts are only half the job. The good part is helping a real team decide what to do next.
We're a weather consulting team with a real product and a pretty practical obsession: turn the weather into the right business move. Our meteorologists know the atmosphere. Our engineers build the software. Our operators keep us honest about what actually works in the field.
We work with snow and salt operators who can't afford a missed event, landscapers scheduling crews across regions, sports teams making million-dollar game-day calls, construction managers pouring concrete at the edge of a cure window, and agencies responsible for whole corridors of infrastructure.
The common thread: weather is fascinating, but it gets really useful when it changes what you do. That's where we come in.
Forecasting meets product, field work, and a healthy weather obsession.
Henry brings the forecast desk. Watson brings product and engineering. Matt brings field operations and emergency-response experience. Together, the team is built for weather that has a business consequence.
With over 40 years of experience, Henry is one of the nation's leading extreme weather experts. He dedicated the majority of his career to forecasting extreme weather while saving lives and property — including over 30 years at AccuWeather. His Weather Madness blog reaches over half a million users, and he has been featured on Fox News, ABC News, MSNBC, and the Discovery Channel.
Watson has sat at the intersection of technology and scale for the last 15 years, honing his craft at iconic companies like YouTube, Uber, and Zeus Living. A Silicon Valley veteran with a Meteorology minor from the University of Colorado, he returned to his early passion for weather intelligence to build the Strata Weather Portal — integrating modern tech with world-class forecasting.
Beyond forecasting, Matt brings with him 17 years of experience in the fire service in the Chicagoland area. Through years of responding to real-world emergencies, Matt understands firsthand how rapidly changing weather and environmental conditions can directly impact operations, safety, staffing, and critical decision-making in the field.