ArabiaWeather

ArabiaWeather is a private weather-information and forecasting company headquartered in Amman, Jordan, with an office presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company focuses on localized weather information for Arabic-speaking markets and combines consumer-facing digital products with business services for organizations that depend on weather data. The business began in 2006 as Jordanweather.jo, a site created to report local weather news in Jordan. Its founder, Jordanian entrepreneur Mohammed Al-Shaker, became a recognizable public source of weather information through appearances on Jordanian radio and television. In 2010, the service was relaunched as ArabiaWeather.com, extending its geographic ambition from Jordan to the wider Arab region. The ArabiaWeather name reflects that regional scope. For consumers, the brand distributes forecasts and weather-related information through its website, social-media channels, and mobile applications. Its consumer features include current conditions, hourly forecasts, forecasts extending to approximately 14 days, weather news, blogs, satellite imagery, three-dimensional mapping, and content connecting weather conditions with everyday activities. Examples include information relating to health, travel, events, outdoor recreation, and sports. The company has offered applications for iOS and Android, as well as applications or distribution for Samsung devices, and has produced a web-based television weather channel. ArabiaWeather describes its forecasting approach as being based on information from local weather stations, a direct connection to a weather satellite covering the Arab world, and internally developed algorithms that model weather behavior in relation to regional topography and climate. The company’s service has covered more than 5,000 locations across the region. Its staff has included meteorologists, researchers, software developers, and designers, with expertise drawn from several Arab countries. The company operates a two-sided business model. Its business-to-consumer activity is centered on digital audiences and advertising across its website, applications, and social channels. Its business-to-business activity provides weather data, forecasts, reports, and related services to sectors in which weather can affect safety, scheduling, operations, or demand. These sectors include aviation, airports, broadcasting, newspapers, online media, agriculture, transportation, construction, energy, and oil and gas. ArabiaWeather has supplied or supported media organizations and broadcasters including Roya TV, Mazaj FM, Al-Ghad, and the STC website, according to the cited company profile. The brand’s positioning is therefore broader than that of a simple forecast website. It presents itself as a regional weather-data and communication platform that translates meteorological information into localized consumer guidance and operational intelligence for businesses. Alongside forecasting, ArabiaWeather also publishes nature- and science-related news. The company’s public profile has included recognition for its founder: in 2012, Al-Shaker was named Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in Jordan. Publicly available reference material does not establish a current ownership structure, revenue figure, listing, or current executive roster beyond the founder’s documented role in establishing the business.

ArabiaWeather traces its origins to Jordanweather.jo, a local weather-news website launched in 2006 by Jordanian entrepreneur Mohammed Al-Shaker. The early service concentrated on Jordanian weather information and helped establish Al-Shaker as a public weather commentator through appearances on radio programs and television stations. In 2010, Jordanweather was relaunched under the ArabiaWeather.com name. This change marked a shift from a primarily Jordanian service toward a regional platform intended to cover the Arab world. The company subsequently developed consumer products around its website, social-media channels, and mobile applications. These products included current conditions, hourly outlooks, forecasts extending to roughly two weeks, weather news, editorial blogs, satellite views, three-dimensional maps, and guidance connecting weather with travel, health, events, outdoor activities, and sport. The company also developed a web-based television weather channel and applications for major mobile platforms. The company’s technical model has relied on combining observations from local weather stations with satellite information and internally developed forecasting processes. According to the cited company profile, ArabiaWeather has maintained a direct connection to a weather satellite covering the Arab world and has used its own algorithms to model weather patterns in relation to local geography, topography, and climate. Its stated coverage has extended to more than 5,000 locations in the region. ArabiaWeather expanded beyond direct-to-consumer publishing by creating business-to-business services. Its commercial customers and use cases have included aviation, airports, broadcasters, television and radio stations, newspapers, online publishers, agriculture, transportation, construction, energy, and oil and gas. The company became a weather-content or weather-data source for a range of regional media and digital properties, including Roya TV, Mazaj FM, Al-Ghad, and the STC website, as identified in the reference material. The business has consequently been structured around two principal activities. Business-to-consumer services reach users through digital properties and are monetized primarily through advertising. Business-to-business services provide reports, data, forecasts, and related weather information to organizations whose operations or communications depend on timely regional forecasts. In addition to forecast products, ArabiaWeather has published nature and science content, extending the brand into broader environmental and educational coverage. The company is based in Amman and has maintained an office in Dubai, giving it a Jordanian operating base with a presence in one of the region’s principal commercial centers. Its team has included meteorologists, researchers, developers, and designers from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Syria, and other countries. In 2012, founder Mohammed Al-Shaker received the Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year award in Jordan. The available reference material does not provide a confirmed acquisition history, public listing, revenue history, current ownership structure, or a complete current executive roster.

• 2012

  Founder receives Jordanian emerging-entrepreneur award

  [1]ArabiaWeatheren.wikipedia.org

  Mohammed Al-Shaker is recognized as Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in Jordan.

• 2010

  Regional ArabiaWeather relaunch

  [1]ArabiaWeatheren.wikipedia.org

  The Jordanian weather service is relaunched as ArabiaWeather.com, broadening its intended coverage to the Arab world.

• 2006

  Jordanweather.jo launches

  [1]ArabiaWeatheren.wikipedia.org

  Mohammed Al-Shaker launches Jordanweather.jo to provide local weather news and information in Jordan.

A regional Arabic-language weather and climate-information platform combining consumer forecasts, mobile services, weather media, and operational data products for businesses across the Middle East and North Africa.

• Web weather platform · 2010

  ArabiaWeather.com

  The company’s principal consumer web platform provides localized weather information for locations across the Arab world. Its content has included current conditions, hourly forecasts, extended forecasts, weather news, blogs, activity-oriented guidance, satellite imagery, and map-based visualization. The service has also acted as a distribution channel for advertising-supported consumer weather content.

• Mobile application

  ArabiaWeather mobile applications

  Mobile applications extend ArabiaWeather’s consumer forecast service to smartphones and other mobile devices. The reference material identifies iOS and Android applications and also mentions Samsung distribution. The applications are designed to provide localized forecasts and related weather information outside the company’s main website.

• Enterprise meteorological services

  Business weather services

  ArabiaWeather supplies weather data, forecasts, reports, and related services to organizations whose activities are affected by weather. Identified sectors include aviation, airports, media, agriculture, transportation, construction, energy, and oil and gas. These services form the company’s business-to-business offering and complement its advertising-supported consumer products.

• Digital media channel

  Web-TV Weather Channel

  A web-based weather television offering that presents forecasts and weather information in a broadcast-style digital format. It reflects ArabiaWeather’s role not only as a data provider but also as a producer and distributor of weather media.

• Weather visualization

  Live Satellite and 3D Map

  ArabiaWeather’s visualization features include live satellite information and three-dimensional mapping. These tools support the interpretation of weather systems and local conditions alongside standard forecast products.

1. 1ArabiaWeatheren.wikipedia.org
2. 2ArabiaWeather official websitearabiaweather.com