We are honored to share that WindBorne Atlas was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025. This recognition represents more than an award since it validates our mission to transform weather forecasting through innovative data collection technology.

Here's to building a planetary nervous system!

What if better weather forecasts came from backyard balloon launches and AI? @windbornewx.bsky.social balloons collect 30x more data than gov. balloons, allowing the company to better predict extreme weather just when we need it most. Ben Tracy reports.
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZzb...

Launch site checklist:
- 1 shipping container
- 1 hardware store run
- 1 highly competent launch operator
- 2 foot instruments (maraca and custom foot tambourine) to celebrate a successful setup

And just like that, Norman has a @windbornewx.bsky.social balloon launch site! We got a good sample of the cold front that passed through overnight. Looking forward to getting lots of good soundings from OK, esp. on severe weather days.

"As we’ve flown balloons closer and closer to tropical cyclones, we’ve noticed that there’s a thin layer of convergence in the upper troposphere, between approximately 8 to 10 kilometers in altitude." - John Little

Read more about how we flew our GSBs into Hurricane Henriette on our blog.

You didn’t ask for it but we figured we’d deliver - footage and sounds from our Puerto Rico launch site team

GSB Constellation Growth 101:

Have a stellar team willing to travel the distance, embrace the heat, & establish 2 new launch sites within a week

Welcome to the family - Puerto Rico & Hawaii

so say we all! 🎈

Here’s a video from today’s summer community launch. Special shoutout to everyone who showed up!

Into weather? In the Bay?

Come out on Wednesday for our Summer Community Launch 🫶🏻

RSVP on Luma - lu.ma/s4cb49va

From launching weather balloons out of a beat-up Subaru to outperforming European weather models by 37% 📈

Read about how we built WindBorne into the future of weather prediction (spoiler: AI + really good balloons)

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...

@nytimes.com @noaa.gov

Q: "How far in advance can you spot a record-setting East-Coast heat wave, and how steady is your signal run-to-run?”

A:
* WeatherMesh-4 showed a consistent signal for above normal temps 15 days out
* IFS mean begins a consistent sig ~13 days
* AIFS and GEFS mean begins a consistent sig ~11 days

Interested in what we do and how we build it? Check out our manufacturing video on yt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lc2...