What Weather Modification does

Weather Modification, Inc. is a privately held atmospheric sciences company founded in 1961 and headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. The company provides cloud seeding, meteorological, and atmospheric research services to government agencies, water resource management organizations, and insurance companies worldwide. Its core technical capability centers on weather modification using glaciogenic (silver iodide) and hygroscopic seeding agents delivered via aerial platforms or ground-based pyrotechnic generators, with FAA Supplemental Type Certificates authorizing equipment installation on Hawker 400 and King Air series aircraft.

The company operates a fleet of more than 35 purpose-configured twin-engine aircraft and offers a vertically integrated stack of services and hardware products. Service offerings include cloud seeding programs (aerial and ground-based), meteorological forecasting, numerical modeling, atmospheric assessment, and environmental monitoring. Hardware offerings include C-band, X-band, and S-band weather radar systems, ground-based flare trees (GBFT) with remote satellite control, and environmental monitoring instruments such as aerosol spectrometers, condensation and ice nucleus counters, and trace gas sensors. The firm also manufactures and sells cloud seeding equipment and provides aircraft sales and leasing with turnkey program support.

The business model is project-based, combining professional services revenue (feasibility studies, program design, program management, technology transfer training) with hardware sales (aircraft, radar systems, seeding equipment). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to government and institutional clients globally, with no third-party distribution or channel partners. The company has operated for over six decades without disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or institutional ownership, suggesting an owner-operated, cash-flow-funded business model.

Name

Weather Modification

Legal name

Weather Modification, Inc.

Website

https://weathermodification.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Weather Modification, Inc. is a privately held atmospheric sciences company founded in 1961 that provides cloud seeding, meteorological forecasting, weather radar systems, and environmental monitoring services to government agencies, water resource organizations, and insurance companies worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Atmospheric and Weather Modification Services

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414)

SIC

Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fixed-Wing Aircraft Conversion & Modification (STC/Completions) (IMABAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Cloud seeding services
• Weather modification programs
• Meteorological services
• Weather radar systems
• Atmospheric research equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Fargo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cloud Seeding Program Services: Full-service cloud seeding programs including program design, management, feasibility studies, and technology transfer training. Billed as project-based professional services.
2. Aircraft Sales and Leasing: Sale and leasing of modified aircraft configured for cloud seeding and atmospheric research operations. Includes turnkey program support with air and ground staff.
3. Weather Radar Systems: Sale of new and refurbished C-band, X-band, and S-band weather radar systems with upgrade services for existing radar infrastructure.
4. Cloud Seeding Equipment: Manufacture and sale of aerial and ground-based cloud seeding equipment including generators, flares, and related hardware.
5. Meteorological Services: Weather forecasting, climate study and data analysis, numerical modeling, and special purpose data collection services for water resource management, construction, agriculture, and environmental quality projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Weather Modification, Inc. provides cloud seeding and atmospheric modification services for government agencies, water resource management organizations, and insurance companies worldwide. The company operates a fleet of 35+ specialized twin-engine aircraft to deliver aerial and ground-based cloud seeding programs, complemented by meteorological forecasting, weather radar systems, environmental monitoring instruments, and turnkey program management.

Product overview

Weather Modification, Inc. is a provider of atmospheric and weather modification services with a portfolio of equipment products and professional services. The core offerings include Cloud Seeding services (delivered via Aerial Cloud Seeding or Ground-Based Cloud Seeding sub-methods), supported by Meteorological Services (weather forecasting, numerical modeling, climate analysis), Atmospheric Assessment & Evaluation, and Weather Radar Systems products. The company also sells Environmental Monitoring equipment and provides Aircraft Fleet & Modification services including a fleet of 35+ modified twin-engine aircraft available for sale or lease. Program Services tie these together with feasibility studies, systems integration, program design and management, and technology transfer training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Program Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Cloud seeding has been proven through scientific experimentation to increase precipitation amounts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• North American Weather Consultants: North American Weather Consultants is a US-based provider of weather modification and cloud seeding services, including operational programs, equipment, and research. It directly competes with Weather Modification, Inc. in the same cloud seeding service market with similar government and water resource customers.
• Seeding Operations and Atmospheric Research (SOAR): SOAR provides operational cloud seeding programs, atmospheric research, and weather modification services primarily in the western United States. It directly overlaps with Weather Modification, Inc. in aerial and ground-based cloud seeding delivery for precipitation enhancement and hail suppression.
• Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC): EEC manufactures and supplies C-band, S-band, and X-band weather radar systems and related meteorological equipment worldwide. It is a direct competitor to Weather Modification Inc.'s weather radar systems product line for both new installations and refurbishments.
• EWR Weather Radar Systems: EWR Weather Radar Systems manufactures and installs weather radar solutions, including installations, refurbishments, and radar network deployments. It directly competes with Weather Modification Inc.'s weather radar systems sales and upgrade services.

Broad incumbents

• Vaisala: Vaisala is a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurement systems, offering weather radar, lightning detection, and atmospheric observation products. While much larger and broader, it competes in the weather radar systems segment and adjacent atmospheric instrumentation that overlaps with parts of Weather Modification Inc.'s radar and monitoring product lines.
• Dynamic Aviation: Dynamic Aviation operates a large fleet of modified King Air and other aircraft for special-mission applications including atmospheric research, aerial survey, and firefighting support. It serves as a broad incumbent comparable to Weather Modification Inc.'s aircraft fleet and modification capabilities, though it operates across many non-weather missions.

Emerging players

• Met One Instruments: Met One Instruments designs and manufactures atmospheric particulate and gas monitoring instruments used in air quality, environmental monitoring, and research applications. It overlaps with Weather Modification Inc.'s environmental monitoring instrument offerings for trace gas and aerosol measurements.
• Campbell Scientific: Campbell Scientific manufactures rugged measurement and control systems, including weather stations, data loggers, and atmospheric sensors used in research and operational meteorology. It is an adjacent instrumentation provider serving overlapping atmospheric measurement use cases.
• Sutron Corporation: Sutron designs and manufactures hydrological and meteorological monitoring systems, including weather stations and data collection platforms. It serves overlapping water resource and meteorological service customers with comparable measurement and telemetry products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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