Weather Intelligencefor Production.
30-year climate normals, live multi-source conditions, government alerts, radar, and AI-synthesized weather briefings — built specifically for film and television production planning.
Whether you're a Production Manager building a schedule, a Safety Coordinator assessing crew heat exposure and air quality, or a Line Producer reviewing location viability — everything you need is in one place. For active shoots, a Tempest weather station, PurpleAir PM2.5 sensor, and live camera feed bring real-time conditions directly from your location.
Everything you need for weather-aware production planning
Designed for every member of a production who needs to understand how weather will affect their work — not just the team that found the location.
Climate Normals
30-year historical averages from Environment and Climate Change Canada. Understand what a location is typically like in any given month — before you commit to a schedule or budget.
Live Current Conditions
Real-time conditions fused from six independent sources: METAR aviation reports, Weather Underground personal weather stations, Ambient Weather network, Synoptic Data commercial network, TWC Currents on Demand, and IQAir ambient air quality. Environment Canada GEM model output provides the NWP baseline and rain probability. Co-located stations are deduplicated automatically — the highest-confidence reading wins.
Active Weather Alerts
Government-issued warnings, watches, and advisories from Environment Canada — distributed via The Weather Company and surfaced immediately with severity classification and plain-language impact summaries.
Shoot Day Risk Assessment
Select your shoot window and receive a risk assessment combining 30-year historical patterns, the 10-day GEM forecast, and jurisdiction-specific production hazards — wind, temperature, UV, lightning, and precipitation thresholds.
AI Weather Synthesis
Claude AI reads the full ensemble — climate normals, multi-source current conditions, forecast, and alerts — and produces a structured production briefing. Not a raw data dump: a calibrated assessment of what the weather means for your specific shoot.
Export to Word
Download a formatted .docx weather report with data tables, source attribution, and the AI narrative — ready for a location binder, production package, or insurance submission.
Heat Exposure Assessment
Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) from on-site Ecowitt sensors quantifies actual heat stress on crew — not just ambient temperature. WBGT accounts for radiant heat and humidity, not air temperature alone. Work/rest schedule guidance is keyed to WBGT thresholds and updated continuously throughout the shoot day.
Air Quality Monitoring
On-site PurpleAir PM2.5 readings corrected for wildfire smoke using the Barkjohn EPA algorithm and classified to the EPA 2024 six-category AQI system — Good through Hazardous. Readings update every two minutes. Push alerts notify your production team when particulate levels cross crew safety thresholds.
On-Site Monitoring
When your production moves to location, a CINERA-managed Tempest weather station delivers hyper-local readings from the exact point where your crew will be working — not the nearest airport, not a model grid cell. Wind speed, gusts, temperature, humidity, UV index, barometric pressure, and lightning strike distance, updated every minute.
The HAZARD bundle adds an Ecowitt WBGT kit for heat stress monitoring and a PurpleAir Flex sensor for PM2.5 air quality. Wildfire smoke readings are corrected using the Barkjohn EPA algorithm and classified to the EPA 2024 six-category AQI system — so your safety coordinator sees actionable numbers, not raw sensor output.
An on-site camera feed provides live visual confirmation of conditions — no more relying on a forecast from twenty kilometres away when you have eyes on the location in real time. Severe weather and air quality push notifications alert your production team the moment conditions cross thresholds that matter.
On-site monitoring is available to productions with an active CINERA engagement. Contact your Unit Production Manager to arrange station deployment.
Tempest Weather Station
Wind, temperature, humidity, UV, pressure, and lightning — updated every 60 seconds from the exact location. Data flows directly into the CINERA dashboard alongside the ensemble.
Heat Stress Monitoring (WBGT)
Ecowitt wet-bulb globe temperature kit measures the actual heat load on crew — radiant sun, humidity, and air temperature combined. Work/rest schedule guidance keyed to WBGT thresholds throughout the shoot day. Available in the HAZARD bundle.
Air Quality Sensor (PM2.5)
PurpleAir Flex sensor measures fine particulate matter in real time. Wildfire smoke readings are corrected with the Barkjohn EPA algorithm and classified to the EPA 2024 six-category AQI system. Available in the HAZARD bundle.
Live Camera Feed
On-site camera integrated into the monitoring dashboard. Visual confirmation of conditions for crew safety calls and remote production oversight.
Push Alert Notifications
Configurable threshold alerts for wind, lightning proximity, precipitation, and air quality. Your production team is notified the moment conditions cross safety thresholds — not after.
Built for your role
The same underlying weather data, surfaced differently depending on what you need.
Production Manager
Build weather-aware schedules. Use historical monthly patterns to understand how likely weather disruptions are on key shoot days. Review risk assessments for exterior locations before locking the strip board.
- Monthly climate analysis
- Shoot day risk assessment
- Export to Word for production packages
Safety Coordinator
Assess crew exposure before arrival and monitor conditions during the shoot. Review temperature extremes, UV index, wind speeds, lightning risk, and active Environment Canada alerts. On-site WBGT sensors quantify heat stress in real time; PurpleAir PM2.5 readings — corrected for wildfire smoke — surface air quality conditions as EPA AQI categories your team can act on immediately.
- Government-issued weather alerts
- Wind, UV, and lightning thresholds
- WBGT heat exposure monitoring
- Air quality (PM2.5 / EPA AQI)
- On-site real-time monitoring
Line Producer
Evaluate location feasibility from a budget perspective. Understand seasonal weather patterns and potential disruption costs before committing to a location or insurance policy.
- 30-year climate normals
- Month-by-month breakdown
- AI briefing for stakeholder reporting
Unit Production Manager
Share professional weather reports with directors, DPs, and commissions. Generate AI-written briefings calibrated for client-facing language and export polished .docx packages. Monitor active shoot locations in real time.
- AI weather synthesis
- .docx export
- Location-specific climate profile
- On-site monitoring dashboard
A note on AI-generated content
Weather narratives are generated by Anthropic's Claude AI. The model reads the full data picture — climate normals, multi-source current conditions, the 10-day forecast, and any active government alerts — and synthesizes a structured production briefing. This is a genuine analytical step, not a summary of a single data point.
AI-generated content is clearly labelled throughout the platform. It is a production planning aid — not an official weather forecast, not a substitute for professional meteorological advice, and not a basis for safety decisions in isolation. Conditions change. Always verify current conditions before committing crew to an exterior location.
Your content and location data are never used to train AI models. The prompt sent to Anthropic contains only aggregated weather statistics and a general geographic region — no property addresses, GPS coordinates, or personally identifiable information. CINERA does not share your data with Anthropic beyond what is required to process the request.
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Weather Intelligence is a production-level tool
Access is included with CINERA accounts. The tier that applies depends on how your production or organization is set up.
Production
For Unit Production Managers and crew on an active production. Unlimited locations, AI weather narratives, shoot day risk assessment, jurisdiction hazard profiles, and .docx export.
- All six data sources + GEM NWP
- AI weather narrative
- Shoot day risk assessment
- .docx export for location binders
- Government alert integration
Enterprise
For studios and production companies running multiple productions. Adds on-site Tempest monitoring, heat stress (WBGT), air quality (PM2.5), live camera integration, and dedicated onboarding.
- Everything in Production
- On-site Tempest weather station
- WBGT heat stress monitoring
- Air quality / PM2.5 (EPA AQI)
- Live camera feed integration
- Push alert notifications
- Dedicated onboarding support
Film Commission
Territory-wide weather intelligence for film commissions. Commission-calibrated AI narratives, branded exports, jurisdiction hazard profiles, and road condition integration.
- Territory-wide coverage
- Commission-tone AI briefings
- Jurisdiction hazard profiles
- Branded .docx exports
- Road condition integration
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