Joe Bastardi leaves Accuweather

[vbhoutex]

Does Weatherbell make public its forecasts? I mean, not every forecast but some of them as Accuweather does.

I don't know. They are a new company so we don't know much about them yet or at least I don't. I think they are hoping that they will get many clients due to the fact they have two of the best known mets on their staff.

[Macrocane]

Ok, thanks for the answer. Let's hope that we still get some of his predictions.

[WeatherGuesser]

WeatherBell Analytics LLC is a meteorological consulting firm that assists weather sensitive businesses to better manage their weather risk.

http://www.weatherbell.com/about.html



Doesn't sound too public in the general public sense.

Looks like he's playing around, getting used to things. The Premium Content page is on open access for now:

http://www.weatherbell.com/jb/

[TampaFl]

Washington Post article on JB's hiring at WeatherBell.com & thoughts for leaving Accuweather:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2011/03/joe_bastardi_hired_by_start-up.html


Robert

[Macrocane]

Thanks for the info, I think I'm going to add JB's blog to my favorite sites JD's blog is great too.

[wxman57]

Almost certainly, they're just giving everyone a taste of JB's blog there for free for a short time. I'm sure the goal will be to make it pay-per-view, as it was at AccuWeather.

[Pearl River]

From ICECAP:

Joe Bastardi on new venture WeatherBell Analytics

By Joe Bastardi

On March 11th, Weatherbell Analytics announced that Joe D’Aleo and I would be working together to develop the premier long range weather forecasting center in the world. When I looked at what was coming together, I decided this is where my next step in doing what I was made to do had to be.

First of all, in Joe D’Aleo, I have a colleague that needs no introduction to the major meteorology people of the world. Joe and I have similar methods of arriving at forecasts, and understand big picture to small focus forecasting ideas.. where one must be able to step back and understand the major players on the field to be able to correctly identify and forecast the events that carry so much wait in any given forecast. So many times, I saw we had an independent consensus.

In other words we arrived at the same conclusion, without consulting with each other, that it became apparent that we were on the same wavelength. However the differences we have will be used to challenge each other to come up with the right final conclusion. The fact that we have similar ideas on the overall trend in the global temperature, and for the same basic physical reasons, which trump the idea that a trace gas needed for life on the planet can cause so much variation, gives us an up on those that simply want to bet its going to be warm. Knowing where we were, but where we are going is crucial to having the correct backdrop in a forecast.

The owner and founder of the company, Michael Barak is a Cornell engineering graduate who loves the weather and will give us the chance to use our skills in many more ways than we have done so far. A good long range forecast can supply many needs. The vision and boldness of Michael gives us a major up. He is determined to make sure Joe and I can fight in all the arenas available, so the success of the company will rely on the success of the forecasts, being used the right way.

WeatherBell has given me a system where I can blog to my hearts content with all the graphics I want, and our video setup is one where my new video vigilantes, the atmospheric avenger and the WeatherBell Raging WeatherBull will appear several times a day.. and at night. Quite frankly, for me, this set up is manna from heaven.

In short, its a long road to be part of a start up and try to reach the top. But Joe and I live for the weather, we both understand it is what we were made to do, and we are here to do it. I have already said we are the LaMotta and Marciano of weather, men whose names end in a vowel, and wont throw in the towel. And we are here with WeatherBell with one mission.. to climb to the top.

Interesting company name and appropriate for both Joe and I, because we will answer the WeatherBell in every round.

[cycloneye]

JB made his first video in the new place of work.Is interesting what he points out about the U.S not being lucky in 2011 in terms of landfalls.

http://www.weatherbell.com/jb/?category_name=video_page

[cycloneye]

Almost certainly, they're just giving everyone a taste of JB's blog there for free for a short time. I'm sure the goal will be to make it pay-per-view, as it was at AccuWeather.

Yes,starting on April 1rst. $$$$$$$$.

http://www.weatherbell.com/wbpremium.html

[Macrocane]

Yes,starting on April 1rst. $$$$$$$$.

http://www.weatherbell.com/wbpremium.html

That means that on April 1, the JB's blog will be out of my favorite sites

[Rgv20]

Almost certainly, they're just giving everyone a taste of JB's blog there for free for a short time. I'm sure the goal will be to make it pay-per-view, as it was at AccuWeather.

Yes,starting on April 1rst. $$$$$$$$.

http://www.weatherbell.com/wbpremium.html

I wonder how much it will be..........must be a pretty penny for them not to say.

[southerngale]

I sent an email asking how much the paid subscription would be and I got a reply this morning, but it still doesn't say how much it will be.


Kelly,

Thanks for your email, and apologies for the delayed response.

Please bear with us as we continue to develop the website. We want to further develop our content before we begin a paid service. The exact timing of this and the price point are still to be determined. There will be two payment options: by month (which will recur each month unless you cancel) or annually (which would offer a discount on the monthly rate).

I hope this helps. Please continue to enjoy the free blogs of Joe and Joe. We will update the website as the timing and pricing of the Premium service become available, as well as the instructions for registration.

Best,
Mike

Michael Shanahan
WeatherBell Analytics LLC

[xcool22]

Beginning April 1, 2011 the WeatherBell Premium will become a paid subscription service. Pricing for this subscription will start at $19.95/month

[wxman57]

19.95$

And you got this number where? If it was $20/month, then that's about double what AccuWeather Pro was charging for a lot less (no model data, for example). They would need a lot more data on their website to entice me at that price.

[xironman]

17 bucks, and no Euro QPF maps. I still am missing the insights were into the spring weather from that blog, but I guess I overlooked it.

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[tolakram]

Too much. I was reading the content, and I enjoyed it, but I was not reading what I thought was $17 in hard core valuable weather insight with tools I could not get in other places.