AccuWeather and Northwoods League Hit it Out of the Park with New Partnership

Collaboration brings critical weather insights to broad fanbase of highly popular collegiate baseball league

Collaboration brings critical weather insights to broad fanbase of highly popular collegiate baseball league

AccuWeather Global Weather Center, May 13, 2021 — Global weather and digital media leader AccuWeather today announced its official partnership with the Northwoods League. As a partner, AccuWeather becomes the official weather provider of the Northwoods League, providing fans with weather insights and forecasts with proven Superior Accuracy™ to the league’s website and digital properties.

This season, fans can expect to find AccuWeather data, targeting cities of the Northwoods League teams, powering a widget integrated into the league’s website and app highlighting key AccuWeather forecasts on a hyper-local scale.  This includes areas within the League’s respective regions; the Great Plains and Great Lakes Division, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

 “The timing could not be better for this unique partnership with the Northwoods League, especially as the league kicks off its 28^th season,” said AccuWeather Senior Vice President of Business Development, Paul Lentz.  “AccuWeather has been providing forecasts to sports teams and fans for decades, and we are excited to now also provide weather data around Northwoods Leagues games, which will surely be a tremendous asset for the fans and participants of this incredibly exciting summer league.”

" The Northwoods League Is excited to partner with AccuWeather to provide our fans with the most up to date weather Information on a nightly and weekly basis," said Northwoods League, Great Lakes Division President Matt Bomberg. "Weather can change quickly here In the upper midwest and to have a partnership with a highly regarded organization like AccuWeather will be a great asset to not only our fans but League staff and on-field personnel as well."

The Northwoods League develops NCAA-level, college athletes during the season. This year’s season will commence on May 31, after a modified 2020 season due to COVID-19, requiring teams to play in pods in their geographical regions. The addition of AccuWeather forecasting to scheduling will complement the overall fan experience, and useful features, such as AccuWeather MinuteCast® precipitation forecasts updated minute by minute up to 2 hours ahead and AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature, which provides an understanding of how weather conditions actually feel, will add to greater player and fan safety and comfort, helping them make the best decisions, such as when to stay hydrated and how to dress.

About AccuWeather - AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved tens of thousands of lives, prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries and tens of billions of dollars in property damage. With global headquarters in State College, PA and other offices around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily to help them plan their lives and get more out of their day through digital media properties, such as AccuWeather.com and mobile, as well as radio, television, newspapers, and the 24/7 AccuWeather Network channel and AccuWeather NOW streaming service. AccuWeather serves more than half of Fortune 500 companies and thousands of businesses globally. Additionally,  AccuWeather produces and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites. Among AccuWeather’s many innovative and award-winning features available free to the public are MinuteCast® forecasts with Minute by Minute® updates and Superior Accuracy ™, the patented AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature® current conditions, and AccuWeather RealImpact™ scale for Hurricanes.  Dr. Joel N. Myers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Dr. Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been named “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.

AccuWeather, RealFeel, MinuteCast, Minute by Minute, Minute by Minute Forecasts, and Up to the Minute are all registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc.  AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature, RealFeel Shade, WinterCast, AccuWeatherIQ, AccuWeather RealImpact Scale, AccuWeather RI, AccuWeather MinuteCast, AccuWeather Network, and Superior Accuracy are all trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc.  All other trademarks, product names and logos are the property of their respective owners.

The AccuWeather app for Android phone and tablet users is free at the Google Play store. The AccuWeather iOS app is free at the Apple store. Visit accuweather.com for additional information.

The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now entering its 28th season, the Northwoods league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Been Zorbist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove Finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit: www.northwoodsleague.com