Meteorologist I

Who We Need & What You’ll Do

Meteorologists work daily to save lives and property, which is at the forefront of AccuWeather’s Mission Statement, across the United States and globe. When you join the AccuWeather forecasting team, you will create and effectively communicate impact-driven forecasts for all weather phenomena with the goal to save lives, protect property and help people plan their daily routines. You will finalize various products for media partners in radio, television and newspaper industries, as well as the general public, schools, transportation departments and a variety of other clients. Our team creates hurricane forecast tracks, snowfall prediction maps and customized forecasts and warnings. You will also work with the team to identify areas of concern for severe weather, flash flooding and other hazardous weather.

By using a consensus forecast approach, all team members from interns and early-career professional forecasters to senior meteorologists lend their knowledge to achieve forecasts with Superior Accuracy™. As you learn, grow and thrive, career advancement opportunities may include being designated as a Shift Coordinator or other leadership positions.  

Who We Are

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved tens of thousands of lives, prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries and tens of billions of dollars in property damage. With global headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania; a severe weather center in Wichita, Kansas; and offices in New York City and elsewhere around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily to help them plan their activities and get more out of their day through innovative digital media properties, such as AccuWeather.com and mobile, as well as AccuWeather For Business (AFB), radio, television, newspapers, digital out of home, the 24/7 AccuWeather Network channel and AccuWeather NOW streaming service. Additionally, AccuWeather produces and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare specialized impact-driven weather forecasts and products for our customers or users. These include, but are not limited to, traditional media customers (radio, TV stations, newspapers), business-to-business customers, internal customers, or the creation of digital media products. 
• Justify and explain weather predictions to colleagues and engage in a dialogue with them to reach a consensus agreement on any differing predictions. 
• Regularly synthesize complex weather scenarios into easy-to-understand verbal and written forecasts and briefings. 
• Monitor and analyze new weather data as it becomes available and determine whether a change in weather forecasts is warranted. Discuss with colleagues to formulate a revised consensus based upon best professional judgement, revise forecasts and products for customers as appropriate, and communicate any revisions to customers. 
• Special duties and responsibilities may include quality assurance, specifying or implementing efficiency measures, customer support, scheduling, research and development, or other areas. 
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of meteorology and apply new tools and ideas to everyday forecasting processes. 
• Other duties as assigned. 
  

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences, or equivalent education and experience
• Must qualify for professional membership in the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association 
• All are encouraged to apply. We are considering candidates with all levels of forecasting experience for this role.
• Demonstrated skill in weather forecasting and job performance in multiple forecast areas 
• Demonstrated leadership skills 
• Ability to read, understand, analyze and utilize the complete array of available weather data 
• Proven verbal and written communication skills, including excellent collaboration in team environments 
• Must be available to work overnights, evenings, weekends and holidays 

More About AccuWeather
AccuWeather's innovation-first promise has led to the development of many award-winning and propriety features that are available free to the public, including AccuWeather MinuteCast® Minute by Minute™ forecasts with Superior Accuracy ™, the exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature, and AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes, among many other revolutionary products for the greater safety, convenience and comfort of our users. Further, AccuWeather serves more than half of the Fortune 500 and thousands of other businesses in the U.S. and globally.

Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Dr. Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been named “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. The pay transparency policy is available here. 

AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.