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Athens Area SD hears pitch for district-focused 'Wiles Valley Weather' app to support school operations
Summary
Local meteorologist Nathan Wiles presented Wiles Valley Weather, a localized forecasting service and mobile app offering a 48-hour alerting rule, pavement-accumulation forecasts and a network of cameras and stations to help district transportation and event decisions. The board thanked him and requested follow-up information; no procurement vote was taken.
Nathan Wiles, owner and meteorologist at Wiles Valley Weather, told the Athens Area School District board on Monday evening that his service is designed to give school and municipal decision-makers simple, localized forecasts framed around impacts and timing rather than generic hourly probabilities.
"When is this actually going to happen? When does it end? And more importantly, what are the impacts that we're going to entail or expect during this weather event," Wiles said, describing a summary-style forecast intended to help officials decide on delays, cancellations or event changes.
Wiles described a standard operating…
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