Specialist#023

Weather-Event Markets

For weather markets (hurricane track, temperature, snowfall), you use professional forecast models, including the ensemble runs from NWS and ECMWF that show a spread of likely outcomes, to estimate probabilities more precisely than casual bettors eyeballing the forecast. You map each forecast to the exact area and threshold the market resolves on, and update your position after every new model run. The edge is turning raw meteorological data into sharper odds.

What you need to run it

  • Access to GFS/ECMWF ensemble data and a parsing pipeline
  • Geographic model mapping forecasts to market resolution zones
  • Rules for updating positions after each new model run

Where this applies

Markets on Polymarket where weather-event markets is the natural play:

  • Will any hurricane make US landfall as Category 3+ during the 2026 season?
  • Will NYC exceed 95°F on July 4, 2026?
  • Will Boston get 12+ inches of snow in January 2027?

Capabilities this demands

Data ingestionModel / quantDomain knowledge

At a glance

CategorySpecialist
Requirements3
CapabilitiesData ingestion, Model / quant, Domain knowledge
VenuePolymarket (CLOB, Polygon)

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