Cloudrun – Numerical weather prediction in the cloud
Cloudrun – Numerical weather prediction in the cloud launched on March 2, 2018 with 41 votes, #745 of 2,954 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
Cloudrun is a web-based platform that lets users run WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) weather prediction models from their browser without needing specialized hardware or technical setup. Users configure their modeling needs through the Forecast Wizard, and the system automatically generates weather predictions for any global region on a custom schedule. The service is designed for meteorologists, weather forecasters, and organizations that need numerical weather predictions without managing complex computing infrastructure.
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From the sources
Cloudrun is the only WRF modeling Software-as-a-Service platform in the world, allowing you to configure and run the most popular weather prediction model right from your browser. You tell us your weather prediction needs , we set up a custom and recurrent modeling schedule based on your input and our modeling and meteorological know-how. The model data becomes available at predictable times, automatically. Use our Forecast Wizard to start or schedule runs immediately, from your browser. It allows you to run WRF online for any region in the world, no setup or supercomputer queues, dead simple. The Forecast Wizard allows you to run WRF in the cloud by simply choosing a region and start and…from cloudrun.co
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