The forecasting platform
The Platform Built for Independent Weather Forecasters
Most tools weren't built for what you do. ForecasterHQ starts with the structure of a real forecast — regions, accumulation ranges, timing windows, verification — and everything else follows.
No credit card. Takes about two minutes.
What independent forecasters use ForecasterHQ for
No more screenshot-from-Pivotal-Weather, annotate-in-Canva, post-as-image. Your forecasts live at a URL audiences can bookmark, share, and come back to.
Publish structured, shareable forecasts
Draw your forecast regions on an interactive map. Assign accumulation ranges, precipitation types, and timing phases. Every forecast gets a permanent, shareable URL.
Built-in subscriber management
Your audience gets notified when you publish. No separate Mailchimp account. No Substack split. Your subscribers, your list, integrated with your forecast output.
Public verification record
After a storm, ForecasterHQ matches your regions against NWS observations and IEM Local Storm Reports. Your profile shows how your predictions compared to what actually happened.
Embed your forecast anywhere
Every forecast includes an embed widget. Put it on your WordPress site, your Squarespace page, your Patreon. Your forecast, your brand, anywhere your audience already is.
Get found on the Discover page
The Discover page surfaces forecasters by region. When someone searches for a trustworthy local weather source, they can find forecasters with a public track record.
Professional OG images
Every published forecast auto-generates a social share image — a formatted forecast map card that looks professional when shared on X/Twitter, Instagram, or Bluesky.
Who ForecasterHQ is built for
Working meteorologists
TV, government, or academic — who want to publish accessible, shareable forecasts alongside their primary work.
Serious weather hobbyists
Years of forecasting experience, a local reputation, and no good place to put predictions in structured form.
Regional specialists
Snow forecasters, hurricane trackers, agricultural weather consultants, severe weather spotters — local knowledge that adds value NWS grid forecasts don't provide.
Aspiring indie forecasters
Build a track record before you have a following, so the track record helps build the following.
What makes it different from the alternatives
Versus social media
Social posts disappear. Your ForecasterHQ forecasts are permanent, structured, and verifiable. You own your subscriber list.
Versus a blog or newsletter tool
WordPress, Substack, and Beehiiv don't know what a forecast is. They can't draw prediction regions on a map, track accumulation ranges, or match predictions against observed data.
Versus doing nothing
Without a structured platform, your forecast track record is invisible. Good forecasters who can't show their accuracy compete on equal terms with hype merchants who can't.
The duct-tape stack problem
WordPress for long-form posts. Canva for forecast graphics. Mailchimp for newsletters. Patreon for paid tiers. Six social media accounts for distribution. Every tool requires setup, maintenance, and context-switching. None of them understand what a forecast is.
ForecasterHQ handles the forecasting-specific parts — structured predictions, geographic map regions, verification, subscriber notifications — in a way no general-purpose tool can.
ForecasterHQ is an independent platform. We don't sell advertising or share your subscriber data. We make money when forecasters build successful subscription businesses — that's the only alignment we want.