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Cirrus Forecast is a cloud-based audio weather forecast service operated by Media Grid LLC, primarily built for radio stations and other audio businesses. It generates fixed 30-second local weather forecast audio clips and delivers them to radio automation systems via Downloader software or a unique download URL for automatic playback within programming.
The product focuses on producing audio that is “ready to air.” It supports MP3/WAV, custom file names, 22050/32000/44100 KHz sample rates, LUFS loudness normalization, background music, announcer voice and name, station name and slogan, imperial/metric units, and Celsius/Fahrenheit. Its online portal allows self-service configuration and is compatible with broadcast automation software such as Simian, Enco DAD, WideOrbit AFR, SAM Broadcaster Pro, and OmniPlayer. On the monetization side, it supports playing sponsor messages at the end of the weather forecast. The top-tier Cirrus plan includes weather alerts, with U.S. alerts sourced from the National Weather Service.
Pricing is transparent and based on a per-location, per-month subscription. Standard plans range from Stratus at $69 per location per month with 5 updates per day, to Cirrus at $159 with hourly updates. Weekend plans cost $29 to $69 per location per month and cover Friday noon through Monday morning. A 14-day free trial is available with no credit card required. The terms indicate monthly pay-as-you-go service with no contract and no cancellation fee, but payments are non-refundable.
Its strengths are a highly focused use case, reducing the manual workload of recording weather updates for radio stations while enabling additional revenue through sponsored reads. No extra software purchase is required, and FTP is not needed. The downsides are that it is currently mainly aimed at English-speaking and North American/English-language markets, with limited fit for non-English markets. Weather alerts are only available on the highest plan. There is also limited disclosure around security compliance, permission management, and SLA terms, and the company does not officially support assistance with integrating third-party software.
It is best suited to North American English-language radio stations, online radio stations, and local audio service providers, especially scenarios that require stable, standardized weather audio with sponsor insertion. The main content does not provide information on access from China, and the service region and language support are primarily oriented toward the North American English-speaking market. Payments support credit cards and ACH, with no information found on RMB pricing, local invoicing, or domestic Chinese payment methods. Chinese users with similar needs may need to evaluate compatibility with local weather data, Chinese text-to-speech, and radio automation systems.
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