Know what the weather will do before you commit crew, camera, and budget to an exterior. CINERA turns long-range forecasts, live conditions, and on-the-ground readings into clear go / hold / move decisions — from first scout through wrap. Built for the unpredictability of outdoor shoots.
One integrated service — from forecast to field.
Multi-source ensemble forecasting, 30-year climate normals, AI narrative analysis, and shareable report links for production heads. Know what the weather will be before you commit to a schedule.
Live on-site weather data from a Tempest station at your exact location. Real-time lightning detection with 30/30-rule alerts, camera visuals of conditions, and push notifications the moment conditions change. The HAZARD bundle adds wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) heat stress monitoring and PurpleAir PM2.5 air quality — EPA-corrected for wildfire smoke, classified to the 2024 six-category AQI system.
Exported .docx reports for insurance, email digests for your production team, and archived weather history per location. A paper trail that holds up.
From kickoff call to wrap return — no procurement headache.
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Book a strategy call. Pick your software tier and hardware bundle. Security deposit collected, shipping arranged.
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CINERA ships pre-configured hardware (Self-Deploy) or our team installs on location (CINERA Deploy).
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Access forecasting, monitoring, and reports throughout the shoot via the CINERA app and web dashboard.
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At wrap, hardware ships back via prepaid label. Security deposit refunded once received in good condition.
Temperature alone does not capture what crew are exposed to on a summer exterior shoot. Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) combines air temperature, radiant heat from the sun, and humidity into a single number that directly maps to occupational heat stress guidelines. The Ecowitt WBGT kit provides continuous on-site readings — the same measurement used by athletics organizations and military health standards.
Air quality during wildfire season is equally difficult to assess from a forecast alone. The PurpleAir Flex sensor measures fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in real time at your exact location. Raw sensor output is corrected for wildfire smoke composition using the Barkjohn EPA algorithm, then classified to the EPA 2024 six-category AQI system — Good, Moderate, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, or Hazardous — so decisions about outdoor crew work are based on the same scale used by public health agencies.
Both sensors are included in the HAZARD hardware bundle and integrate directly into the CINERA on-site monitoring dashboard alongside Tempest weather data.
Ecowitt WN38 wet-bulb globe sensor + WN32 sensor array + GW1200 gateway. Measures radiant heat, humidity, and air temperature together — not air temperature in isolation. Readings displayed on the dashboard with work/rest threshold guidance.
PurpleAir Flex dual-laser particle sensor. Raw CF1 output corrected using the Barkjohn 2022 equation for wildfire smoke composition. Classified to the EPA 2024 AQI six-category system. Channel A/B divergence monitoring detects sensor degradation automatically.
Configurable push notifications for WBGT and AQI thresholds. Your safety coordinator and production team are alerted the moment conditions require action — work/rest protocol, mask guidance, or production hold.
On an exterior shoot, lightning is the hazard that turns a manageable day into an evacuation. When an on-site Tempest station is deployed, CINERA detects nearby lightning the moment it strikes — reporting strike distance and frequency, and raising an alert as activity moves into the range that matters for crew and tall equipment. Alerts appear on the dashboard and as push notifications, so your safety coordinator can call the 30/30 hold and the all-clear with the data in hand.
Storm approach tracking is in active development. Using a mesh of nearby weather stations and an independent precipitation nowcast, it estimates whether a front is moving toward a location, its closest approach, and a rough arrival window — turning “something's coming” into a direction and a time. It is being calibrated against real outcomes before it informs any crew decision, and is not yet an operational alert.
Lightning detection requires an on-site Tempest station (included in every hardware bundle). Storm approach tracking will roll out to monitored productions as validation completes.
Tempest strike sensor reports last-strike distance and strike frequency. An alert is raised the moment activity moves into the range that matters for crew and tall equipment.
Dashboard and push notifications support the 30/30 rule — suspend exterior work when thunder follows a flash within 30 seconds, and resume only 30 minutes after the last strike.
Estimates a front’s direction, closest point of approach, and rough arrival time from a mesh of nearby stations plus an independent precipitation nowcast. In calibration — not yet an operational alert.
PRICING
The intelligence layer works on its own — forecasting, AI analysis, climate normals, and reports, with no hardware required. Add on-site monitoring only when a shoot needs hyper-local, real-time data.
Included
On every CINERA account
Included
Intelligence
The dashboard — without the hardware
$4,900/mo
On-site hardware
Optional — when the shoot needs it
From $585/mo
A note on AI analysis
Weather narratives are generated by Anthropic's Claude AI and clearly labelled throughout the platform. They are a production planning aid — not a forecast from a national meteorological service, and not produced by a certified meteorologist. Always verify current conditions and any active Environment Canada alerts before committing crew to an exterior location in marginal conditions.
Weather Intelligence Terms & Privacy →OPTIONAL ON-SITE LAYER
Add hyper-local, real-time sensing on top of the software when a shoot calls for it. Pre-configured and tested before shipping. All bundles include CINERA dashboard integration, remote diagnostics, and replacement coverage for hardware failures.
Standard basecamp kit
$650/mo à la carte
$585/mo
save $65
Heat, smoke, and air quality monitoring
$800/mo à la carte
$720/mo
save $80
Remote multi-week deployment
$1,745/mo à la carte
$1,570/mo
save $175
Full-property monitoring
$1,175/mo à la carte
$1,055/mo
save $120
All bundles available à la carte. Contact us for a custom configuration →
SERVICE
Choose how involved CINERA is in the physical deployment.
Included in hardware rental
Hardware arrives pre-configured and tested. Plug into power, connect to network, and CINERA handles the rest remotely. Step-by-step setup guide included. Remote support available throughout the shoot.
$2,500 install + $750/mo managed
A CINERA technician installs and commissions everything on location. Hardware is mounted, networked, and verified before crew arrives. We handle maintenance visits during the shoot and decommission at wrap.
Book a strategy call to walk through the software tier, hardware options, and deployment logistics for your production.
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