Practical weather help
Forecasts, outlooks, analysis & more
Services
Weather Intelligence
Advising you and your business of the risks and opportinies - why, when, where and how.
Seasonal Outlooks
From the popular six week timescale to multiple seasons ahead, previewing the longer term weather and climate patterns is becoming increasingly more accurate and useful.
Weather Forecasts
Consise, considered information helping you decide to go/no-go, act or hold off, chose option A or B. Specialised, bespoke forecasts tailored to your needs.
Research & data analysis
What happened on key days in the past? How can past patterns shape my future plans? Analysing data and finding the answers to help you.
Education
Learning about the weather can be fun, entertaining, and informative. Upskill your organisation with tailored tutoring from an experienced and entertaining meteorologist.
Weather Intelligence
I can meet in person or online with your board, management team, or operations staff to background current weather trends and likely patterns in the near future, answer questions, and provide risk management advice. I regularly work with some of New Zealand's major agricultural and infrastructure organisations to provide high-level weather advice and analysis. My 35 years of experience as a practising meteorologist in New Zealand is unmatched, and my expertise is available to you.
Coming soon: a subscription-only weekly bulletin of key weather intelligence themes to help individuals and small businesses stay in touch with the latest weather trends.
Seasonal Outlooks
I work with an international group of the world’s leading long range forecasters, utilizing advanced computer modelling, proprietary AI analysis, and good old fashioned head-scratching to pick apart trends many months in advance. With decades of experience watching weather patterns in New Zealand I can provide you with a heads-up of how the next few seasons are likely to play out, to help you make sound decisions for your business or farm. Contact Tony on tony@blueskies.co.nz for pricing and options for your area.
Weather forecasts
Weather apps and computer generated model data provide the basics, but they don’t evaluate the risks and identify the weak signals. Maybe for 350 days a year the computer and I are equals at forecasting. But for 15 days a year I can outperform the technology, and those are the days that will make a difference to you – 50/50 calls, extreme events, long shots, the weather calls that make or break your season. My skill is helping you avoid the worst, make the best of opportunities, and get the right result for your business or activity. I work with individuals, corporates, big business, local and regional government, government departments, multi-nationals.
Clients include:
Agriculture & horticulture, irrigation, snow risk
Infrastructure - power generators & market traders, drainage
Aerial operations and pest control, spraying
Film production - commercials and feature films, stills
Event organisers (festivals, adventure races) and sports associations (speedway, motorsport, cricket, golf)
Over the years clients have included Fonterra, Pernod Ricard, Contact Energy, BBC, the All Blacks, international cricket teams, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, 20th Century & Disney.
Research & data analysis
Sometimes expert analysis of past weather events is important eg. for court cases and legal proceedings. Sometimes new ventures need weather and climate data input to the planning and development stages of a project. I can help with these tasks. My time is charged by the hour.
Education
I am regularly asked to speak to groups about the weather. I am described as having an informal, entertaining way of helping people understand weather and climate, and what scientific principles apply. I can talk to your group in easy-to-understand language, and answer questions about how the weather works. Contact me to check availability and fees.
Additional Services
Perhaps your weather "problem" doesn't fit neatly into these service categories. Get in touch, and tell me about how the weather is affecting you, then I can advise how I can help.
Weather Intelligence.
Information, interpretation, advice.
Optimise operations, manage risk. Make the right call.
email tony@blueskies.co.nz
phone 021 2247767