World Weather, Inc. is an international weather forecasting company based in the United States servicing the world’s commodity trade. The company is a clearing house of pertinent global weather information supporting producers, traders, merchandizers, manufacturing and food product companies as well as the transportation of goods and services. Data collected from around the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week is processed and analyzed in order to correctly assess crop and weather conditions in nearly every corner of the world. World Weather, Inc. is committed to quality, accuracy and reliability. With more than 35 years of experience, World Weather, Inc. provides short, medium and long range forecasts for any business sector that wants to find a better way to make key business decisions that are largely dependent upon weather.
About the data
Monitor
World Weather, Inc. monitors weather worldwide through a sophisticated data network consisting of international observed data from both manned and unmanned weather stations, as well as satellite and ocean data. The observed and recorded data is sent through the United Nations’ founded World Meteorological Organization (WMO) data delivery system to the Netherlands where the information is collected from each of its member countries and then all data is re-disseminated back out to each country creating a unique weather network of shared international scientific data.
Process
The data collected is then decoded and processed for analysis daily throughout the year. World Weather, Inc. has created a number of algorithms that assess soil moisture for nearly every region in the world and present the data graphically along with daily, weekly and monthly rainfall and temperature statistics presented graphically for quick assessments.
Forecast
World Weather, Inc.’s staff uses a wide assortment of computer forecast models. Data used for the initial analysis for the modeling comes from the same WMO data noted above. The sources of computer modeling come from as far away as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Japan’s Meteorological Agency to Environment Canada’s modeling center and multiple models that are produced in the United States by both the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Navy weather services. One of the more popular models used besides the U.S. National Hurricane Center’s modeling is the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Models from South America are also used along with World Weather, Inc.’s own Trend Model.
About The Team
Meteorologist Andrew Owen
Meteorologist producing daily weather forecasts for the Canadian Prairies and Southeast Canada. He also produces many special situation weather stories in key crop areas throughout the world. In additional to his Canadian and international forecast expertise he also helps in database management.
Andrew Owen
Meteorologist Andrew Owen produces daily weather forecasts for the Canadian Prairies and Southeast Canada. He also produces many special situation weather stories in key crop areas throughout the world. In additional to his Canadian and international forecast expertise he also helps in database management.
Andrew joined World Weather, Inc. in February 2012 and is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Science and spent considerable time in the Meteorology Club and on the Storm Chase Team.
Andrew is a sports enthusiast when not at the office. He thoroughly enjoys participating and watching sports of all kinds, but most notably football and baseball. He is a big fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals and is always involved in any sporting activity that has anything to do with the University of Missouri. He enjoys running and working out and cooks in his spare time. Even though separated from the mountains by a great distance, his heart’s desire is to hike and ski whenever possible.
Meteorologist Scarlett Waters
Meteorologist produces the majority of our daily graphics and our two-week weather outlook maps. Special situation story writing is quickly becoming her forte as she takes her forecasting experience to the next level by interpreting the impact of weather on agriculture. Scarlett also will take responsibility for our database management.
Meteorologist Brad Luchen
Meteorologist produces daily weather forecast products for major agricultural regions of the United States, Canada, and South America. Brad also produces special situation stories relating to key crop areas anywhere in the world, various graphics, and daily temperature and precipitation maps. He is quite the weather historian as well.
Brad Luchen
Meteorologist Brad Luchen produces daily weather forecast products for major agricultural regions of the United States, Canada, and South America. His passion and expertise fuels him greatly to accurately predict weather conditions that can influence crop markets and business decisions around the world. Brad also produces special situation stories relating to key crop areas anywhere in the world, various graphics, and daily temperature and precipitation maps.
Brad joined the World Weather, Inc. team in November 2016 and has been an important part in the company’s success and advancement. He has also worked on internal operations such as database management and research projects.
Brad’s passion for weather began at the age of three. He was and still is fascinated with weather related occurrences and strives to accurately predict them and figure out where weather forecasting models are making errors. He taught himself weather terminology, various cloud types, and how to analyze weather data at a young age and continues to improve and expand his meteorological knowledge. Brad grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, and has a great memory of past weather events and their outcomes, which he uses as an advantage in forecasting when there is potential for similar weather situations.
Brad is a graduate of the University of Kansas and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science. Outside of the office, he enjoys socializing with friends, playing piano, and storm chasing.
Meteorologist Drew Lerner
Founder, president and senior Agricultural Meteorologist. He began his career in 1978 as he participated in the International Monsoon Experiment (MONEX), an international effort to collect and process data from the tropics from Africa to Australia, the Philippines and China to improve forecasts for the Indian Monsoon.
Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner is founder, president and senior Agricultural Meteorologist. He began his career in 1978 as he participated in the International Monsoon Experiment (MONEX), an international effort to collect and process data from the tropics from Africa to Australia, the Philippines and China to improve forecasts for the Indian Monsoon.
Drew began forecasting for Kansas City metropolitan public works and a variety of radio stations after obtaining a forecast position with Midwest Weather Services in 1979. He and other members of the staff were asked to begin development of an agricultural weather product for a commodity news wire service called Commodity News Services. The weather group was soon absorbed into Commodity News Services and the group of forecasters came to be known as Global Weather Services. Over the next 20 years Global Weather Services became a well-known and respected group of commodity weather forecasters leading the daily commodity trade into key business decisions. Drew led the Global Weather Services group in the late 1990s up to 2001.
Through a series of miraculous changes resulting from the bankruptcy of Global Weather Services’ parent company in 2001, World Weather, Inc. was founded in the basement of Drew’s home with just five customers, no supporting staff and a hugely humbled heart for weather. Since then, World Weather, Inc. has grown to an international company with a full staff of experts that have helped make the business a complete success. Drew credits his wife and daughter for putting up with some incredibly long hours of commitment in providing the quality service that exists today and staying supportive through the years. However, Drew insists that World Weather, Inc. is only successful because of God’s blessings and nothing less.
Meterorologist - Andy Karst
Meteorologist specializing in U.S. and South America weather. He also contributes greatly to database management and forecast product quality and maintains climatological data for west-central Africa coffee and cocoa areas. He generates the U.S. Daily Energy weather and responsible for the world coffee forecast product.
Andy Karst
Meteorologist Andy Karst specializes in U.S. and South America weather. He also contributes greatly to database management and forecast product quality and maintains climatological data for west-central Africa coffee and cocoa areas. He generates the U.S. Daily Energy weather and is responsible for the world coffee forecast product. His extended tenure and experience has helped him become an important asset and leader to the company.
Any joined World Weather, Inc. in 2005 and was the first hired employee after the company began in in 2001. His presence marked the beginning of World Weather, Inc.’s expansion around the world.
Andy grew up in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri and has a degree in meteorology from the University of Missouri. He has a wide range of interests and hobbies including hunting and hiking ……
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