ArabiaWeather

Market position

Described as the first and largest private weather company in the Middle East, serving more than 35 million consumers in the region as of 2015. Its website was cited (via Alexa) as among the top 100 most-trafficked sites in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and its Android app has surpassed one million downloads. Named comparators are global weather providers such as AccuWeather and Wunderground.com.

Regionally focused, Arabic-first weather content combined with in-house generated hyper-local data rather than resold global model output: its own automatic weather station network, direct satellite feed, and proprietary algorithms tuned to regional topography and climate. It pairs a large consumer audience with enterprise decision-support products, and layers lifestyle, community (Raseed) and religious-calendar features such as prayer times on top of standard forecasts.

Technology

ArabiaWeather collects observations from local weather stations and maintains a direct connection to a weather satellite covering the Arab world, then applies proprietary algorithms and numerical models, run in-house on high-performance computing, to translate raw data points into hyper-local forecasts adjusted for topography and climate. The company operates its own network of automatic weather stations and has stated plans to crowd-source hyper-local observations from its user base. Consumer-facing technology includes satellite visualization for detecting fog, dust storms and cloud-top temperatures, 3D maps, home-screen widgets, Arabic and English interfaces, and accessibility support.

Go-to-market

Direct-to-consumer distribution through the arabiaweather.com website and app-store listings (iOS, Android, Huawei, Samsung), supported by an editorial news stream of regional weather and science articles and social media channels. Distribution reach is amplified by media syndication: the company became the primary weather source for TV and radio stations, newspapers and websites including Ro'ya TV, Mazaj FM, Al-Ghad newspaper and the STC website. Enterprise sales are handled through a regional sales presence that the company said it was expanding after its 2015 funding round.

Consumers in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world, and enterprise and institutional customers including TV, radio, newspaper and online media outlets, airlines and airports, agricultural producers, marine operators, oil and gas, insurance, retail, transportation, construction and energy companies.

Geography

Headquarters in Amman, Jordan, with an office in Dubai, UAE, and a developer address listed in Road Town, British Virgin Islands. Editorial and forecast coverage spans Arab countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Kuwait, Palestine, Algeria, Libya, Oman, Lebanon, Qatar, Morocco, Bahrain, Tunisia, Yemen, Sudan, Mauritania, Somalia, Djibouti and Comoros, plus worldwide location pages across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Staff meteorologists and specialists are drawn from Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Syria and other countries.

History

Founded in 2006 as Jordanweather.jo, the operation was rebranded and expanded regionally as ArabiaWeather.com in 2010. Silicon Badia made an initial investment in 2014. The company raised $2.1 million early in 2015 followed by a $5.0 million Series A announced in November 2015, bringing the total to $7.1 million, and used the proceeds to expand its weather station network, mobile and video offerings, a digital advertising monetization unit, and enterprise solutions. It has since continued operating consumer web and app properties covering Arab countries and global locations, with the app updated as recently as February 2026.

Risks & controversies

The consumer business depends heavily on advertising revenue, and the website displays notices to visitors using ad blockers asking them to allow ads or subscribe to the premium package to cover operating costs for staff, equipment and data. The Google Play data-safety disclosure states that app data is not encrypted in transit.