Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Windy Wilson, a dark-haired, middle-aged man with a wide smile, is an amateur meteorologist from Scotland.
- He supplies his home country with reports using his own predictions and analyses from weather patterns, and is often accurate.
Profession, Job, Net worth and Salary :
Day Job :
- Although Wilson loves reading the weather and the work he does for his followers, being an amateur meteorologist is not his full-time job. He also doesn’t want it to be, and considers his weather forecasts no more than a fun hobby.
- His true full-time job is his work in manufacturing. He runs his own business, although the company name—much like his own—remains a secret.
Weather Work :
- Wilson, an avid golfer, first began tracking weather patterns in 2009 as a way to discover the best days for him and his friends to play golf.
- Thinking that some of his other friends and family members might be interested, he began posting his weather readings to his personal Facebook page. In the beginning, he mainly just looked at rain and wind forecasts, and during a particularly bad storm, some of his friends nicknamed him Windy.
- When those same friends started messaging him and asking for his forecast, he decided it was time for him to make a new Facebook page just for his weather so that the locals would have something to look up whenever they felt like it.
- In 2016, after a few particularly bad storms and some humorous video commentary about them on his page, his content soon went viral, and he amassed over 130,000 followers in just a few short weeks.
- Wilson sometimes adds road information to his forecasts, and tries to notify his followers of any major accidents or road issues. He uses 15 different sources, which he cross-references, to predict the weather.
- Some of those followers have even decided to help, and will message him when there are accidents or they come across closed roads. They have lovingly dubbed themselves “Team Windy.”
Store & Merchandise :
- Wilson also sells merchandise, such as t-shirts and hats, that promote the “Windy Wilson” name, but claims that the merchandise is just something to add to the fun of the experience, not to actually make a large profit off of.
- When the weather is expected to turn rough, specifically during the winter, Windy also sells weather-related objects like shovels and street salt at a cheaper rate than most stores in the area.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Wilson refuses to use his or his family’s real names in any of his interviews or on his social media pages, but is not shy about posing for pictures with followers or giving interviews.
- He has a 10-year-old son that has gained an interest in weather due to his dad’s fame, and often helps him report. Wilson refers to him as “Wee Windy.”
- Windy also has a longtime girlfriend that he refers to as “Gusty.
