Houston shines as top-10 hottest winter travel destination of 2026
Houston's sunny disposition and affordable holiday happenings make it a hotspot for a winter getaway, and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land has just been declared the No…
A couple of years ago, I left aerospace (SpaceX then Varda) to found a weather data company called Local Weather News Network (LWNN).Today, we're launching our first commercial offering, targeted at outdoor contractors who need to know the weather and site conditions before they go. What most site managers do for landscaping and roofing is just to check their phone's weather app for the various locations they need to dispatch crews, and try to figure out if any jobs should be cancelled or postponed. One owner told me he wakes up at 4am every day, because if he lets them know after 6am, he has to pay them even if they can't work.Prelay monitors the entire upcoming schedule of sites and determine suitability of 62 activities across 12 trades. We're using ensemble models for weather, and a custom ground-wetness model for soil conditions. Users can also configure weather-triggered notifications so they reschedule work as early as possible.As of today, Prelay is available in the US, and people can check it out at https://prelay.lwnn.news - I'm super interested in hearing from anyone who works in weather-sensitive businesses or has built similar software in this (or another) niche.One…
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