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In 2014, Gerrit Hiemstra and Arnold Lobbrecht recognized an untapped opportunity to bridge meteorology and water management, creating a powerful synergy to deliver impactful weather information services. Their vision led to the founding of Weather Impact, a company dedicated to providing essential weather and climate insights for diverse users worldwide. Read more ›
The Uliza-WI chatbot is already being tested in the field. The chatbot is further developed within the SAFE4ALL project, and provideds daily weather forecasts, agro-weather advisories tailored to specific crops and agricultural tips. This way smallholder farmers are supported to make better farming decisions. The name “Uliza” means “ask” in Swahili, the most spoken language in Africa. Read more ›
We are looking for a new colleague!
As a consultant, you’ll contribute to impactful projects in the fields of weather and climate and play an active role in the further development of our weather services and IT solutions for our users. Read more ›
Farmers work smart because of accurate weather information: “Those text messages do not mislead, they help us a lot and prepare us psychologically for the coming weather conditions. If I had a plan to dry my crops in the sun, and then I got a message that it will rain, I have to postpone drying the crops until it is sunny again. This helps us to avoid loss” said Veronica Muhende, a farmer from Sarawe village in Bunda District. Read more ›
Recently, colleagues from Weather Impact started the first training week in The Gambia, to provide DCAS training and technical learnings to different governmental departments and participants from the Department of Water Resources and Fisheries (DWR). Read more ›
We got a common request from Burundian farmers to provide sub-daily forecasts. These are 6-hour forecasts, given for today and tomorrow, which helps farmers even better planning their farming activities. By knowing exactly what moment of the day rainfall is forecasted, farmers can for example decide not to hire labor in the morning, but in the afternoon. All this avoid losses and maximizes their productivity. Read more ›
The first visit of the Weather Impact team to The Gambia was done in April 2024 for a Kick-off week. During our stay, we visited the DWR (Department of Water Resources) on multiple days for meetings, interviews, and for them to showcase their current tools and services. Input is used for the needs assessment of the DWR and skill assessment of its staff. Based on these findings, a Capacity Building Training Plan is drawn for the coming half year to train DWR staff on-site and digitally, while co-developing DCAS for The Gambia. Read more ›
Two new consultants joined our Weather Impact team! A warm welcome to Joep Bosdijk and Joanne Hullegie.
Joep recently finished his master Earth and Environment at Wageningen University and has also done his internship with us. He worked on a deep learning algorithm that provides more insight into the development of heavy summer showers on short time scales based on radar images. He has a passion for meteorology and data analysis, to make a real impact. Great to have him back in the team! Read more ›
Weather Impact launched the “Kilimo Thabiti” project in Tanzania, aiming to support 2400 maize and cassava farmers in the Mara region with agri-weather advisories and training. Kilimo Thabiti is the Swahili expression for ‘sustainable agriculture’. The initiative, funded by FID, involves partnerships with TYEGD, Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, and Esoko. Read more ›
As 2024 starts, it is good to look back at 2023. But what determines a good year for Weather Impact?
As in most organizations, the financial well-being and results are important at Weather Impact. However, our team found this too one-dimensional as it does not encompass how useful, meaningful or satisfying our work is. Let alone that it indicates the impact that Weather Impact makes. Read more ›
