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Commercial providers urge Congress to expand Weather Act reauthorization, promise complementary capabilities
Summary
Representatives of commercial weather companies and committee members debated the scope of public-private partnerships in weather forecasting and the intent of the Weather Reauthorization Act of 2025.
Commercial weather leaders told the House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Environment that private-sector sensors, satellites and AI can fill observational gaps and accelerate forecast improvements if integrated with federal capabilities.
Thomas Cavett, vice president of government affairs and strategy at Tomorrow.io, described a commercial weather constellation and argued that public-private models can deliver observations and lower-cost innovation. "By working across the full technology stack from data collection to forecast delivery,…
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