Hyperlocal weather forecasting, smart agricultural decisions, and real-time disaster alerts. Built for Bangladesh on state-of-the-art atmospheric models and AI.
Bangladesh, home to 170 million people on the front line of climate change, faces monsoon floods, cyclones, thunderstorms, lightning, and flash floods every year. Yet the forecasts people depend on are too generic, too imprecise, and never say what to actually do.
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Farmers lose crops to unpredicted weather
Generic national forecasts miss the microclimate variations that determine planting, irrigation, and harvest timing at field level.
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Disaster warnings arrive too late
Flood, cyclone, and storm alerts reach rural communities hours too late, in complex technical language few can act on quickly.
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No Bangla-first weather platform
Existing solutions are English-heavy, globally generic, and not built around the six seasons and unique climate patterns of Bangladesh.
170M+
People in Bangladesh affected by weather-driven decisions daily
৳12,000Cr
Annual agricultural losses from preventable weather events
6
Distinct seasons that global apps fail to model accurately
<2hrs
Warning time needed before flash floods and Kalboishakhi storms
What We Build
Three pillars of intelligence
yvortex combines precision meteorology, agricultural science, and AI to deliver actionable intelligence across three critical domains.
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Precise Weather Forecasting
Hyperlocal forecasts for all 64 districts using multi-model data fusion: NOAA, ECMWF, and regional sources combined with AI analysis.
Core Feature
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Agricultural Decision Engine
AI-driven crop advisories based on soil conditions, rainfall predictions, and evapotranspiration data tailored to Bangladesh's growing seasons.
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Disaster Alert System
Simple Bangla push alerts for floods, cyclones, Kalboishakhi storms, and lightning, with upazila-level precision, not just district-level.
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Air Quality & Rain Timing
US AQI with Bangla descriptions, plus an hourly rain forecast showing intensity and when the next shower arrives. Heat-wave and cold-wave detection flagged inline in the weekly outlook.
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Community Field Reports
Crowdsourced ground truth: users submit photos, videos, and text reports of local conditions that appear as live pins on the map.
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Offline-Ready Android App
Works without constant internet. Cached weather data, home screen widgets, and low-data mode designed for rural Bangladesh connectivity.
How It Works
From data to decision
Global weather data, a rule-based advisory engine, and meteorologist-authored bulletins, all delivered to your phone, online or off.
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Fresh weather data every 30 minutes
We pull current conditions, hourly forecasts, 7-day outlooks, and air quality from weather models run by renowned national services: NOAA GFS, ECMWF IFS, and regional meteorological agencies. Cached on your device so the app opens instantly, even on 2G.
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Agronomist rules + meteorologist bulletins
Seven automated advisory rules run against each day's forecast and surface only those relevant to your occupation and crops. In parallel, named meteorologists publish cyclone, flood, and heat-wave bulletins through an internal admin panel.
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Delivered where you are, in Bangla
Push notifications reach your phone tagged by division, district, and crop. Weather and advisories are cached locally so the essentials keep working when your network does not.
Roadmap
What we're building next.
Beyond forecasts and advisories, yvortex is building a set of farmer-facing tools that fit how rural Bangladesh actually works: low bandwidth, limited literacy, and high stakes.
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AI Crop Doctor
Photograph a diseased leaf, get an instant Bangla diagnosis and treatment advice. Runs on-device where coverage is spotty.
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CropCast
Hyperlocal sowing, irrigation, and harvest alerts, triggered by your district's forecast and your specific crops.
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FishCast
Bay of Bengal sea-state, wind, and wave forecasts shaped for fishermen: safe windows to sail and return.
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Expert Consultation
Book a short call with a certified agronomist. Pay via bKash. Bring a specific problem, leave with a specific plan.
These features are on the product roadmap, not yet available. We'll ship them in rolling releases over the coming quarters.
Who It's For
Built for everyone who lives by the weather
From a farmer timing the next irrigation to a fisherman reading the morning sky, millions of decisions in Bangladesh ride on the weather. Abohawabid is built for the people making them.
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Farmers
Smallholders and cash-crop growers timing planting, irrigation, and harvest.
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Fishermen
Coastal and river fishers reading wind, waves, and storms before they leave shore.
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Farm laborers
Day workers planning around rain, heat, and sudden storms.
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Vendors & small shops
Street sellers and SMEs whose daily takings ride on the sky.
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Transport operators
Road and inland-water operators routing around floods and storms.
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Travelers
Tourists and commuters checking conditions before they move.
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Aquaculture farmers
Shrimp and fish pond farmers exposed to cyclones, tidal floods, and salinity surges.
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Salt farmers
Coastal salt producers whose harvest depends on long, dry, rain-free spells.
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Sun-dried fish producers
Open-air fish dryers who can lose a whole batch to one unforecast shower.
The App: আবহাওয়াবিদ
Bangladesh's weather app. In your language.
Abohawabid (আবহাওয়াবিদ) is our Bangla-first Android app, built for everyone, from Dhaka urbanites to Sylhet farmers.
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No signup requiredOpens to weather instantly. Anonymous by design. No account, no friction.
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Full Bangla UIEvery label, alert, and forecast in natural Bangla, not robotic machine translation.
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Kalboishakhi & flood alertsPush notifications for the storms and disasters that matter most to Bangladesh.
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Community field reportsSee what people near you are reporting: photos, videos, real conditions on the map.
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Critical event bulletinsMeteorologist-written alerts on cyclones, floods, and heatwaves, with clear safety instructions. The most urgent take over your screen.
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Active advisory alertsWeather-triggered crop and work advisories, pushed to you when action is needed, filtered to your occupation.
Global weather data, a rule-based advisory engine reviewed by agronomists, and meteorologist-authored bulletins, delivered to phones in Bangladesh.
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Global data, Bangladesh context
Weather is pulled every 30 minutes from models run by renowned national services: NOAA GFS, ECMWF IFS, and regional meteorological agencies. We layer Bangladesh admin geography (8 divisions, 64 districts, 494 upazilas) so every user sees their own location.
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Agronomist-reviewed advisories
Advisories trigger on real weather conditions and reach you filtered to your occupation and crops, so you see what matters to your own fields, not a generic feed. Each one is reviewed by an agronomist.
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Meteorologist-authored alerts
Cyclone, flood, heat-wave, and cold-wave bulletins are written by named meteorologists through an internal admin panel, tagged by region and severity, and delivered as push notifications.
The Team
Who's building this
A founding team combining field-tested atmospheric science with product and engineering, committed to Bangladesh-first design.
Mostofa Kamal
CEO & Co-Founder
Mostofa Kamal is a Ph.D. researcher in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where his work focuses on supercell thunderstorms over the Canadian Prairies. He holds an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physics from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, a postgraduate diploma in Earth System Physics from the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy, and an M.Sc. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
He is the founder of Abohawa.com, a weather and agriculture platform delivering daily forecasts and early warnings to Bangla-speaking communities across Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, with a mission to make climate intelligence accessible and actionable.
A widely recognized science communicator, Mostofa has built an audience of over 250,000 followers and reached more than 300 million viewers through television and digital platforms. His work has earned him the American Geophysical Union's Voices for Science Fellowship (2024–2025) and the American Meteorological Society's Early Career Leadership Academy Fellowship (2025). He also contributes to the scientific community through leadership roles in the American Meteorological Society and previously served as President of the University of Saskatchewan Graduate Students' Association.
"Weather apps built abroad don't understand Kalboishakhi, haor floods, or our six seasons. We're building one that does, in Bangla, for Bangladesh."
CTO
Announcement Coming
Passionate about software development, interested in the weather and agricultural sector, focused on building efficient and smart tools. Full bio and announcement coming soon.
TBA
Board of Directors
Board Member
Co-Founder & Board Member
A co-founder serving on the yvortex Board of Directors, with a background spanning technology, AI, and product engineering. Brings a strong product vision that shapes how yvortex builds tools Bangladesh genuinely needs. Full announcement coming soon.
TBA
We're identifying additional board members across climate science, agricultural policy, Bangladesh public-sector partnerships, and impact capital. To nominate someone, write to board@yvortex.com.
Data Sources
Open data. Bangladesh geography. Named meteorologists.
We don't pretend to run our own numerical weather model. We integrate the best open data, layer Bangladesh-specific context, and let human experts own the critical alerts.
NOAA GFS
ECMWF IFS
Regional met agencies
Bangladesh admin geography
Weather data comes from models run by renowned national services: NOAA GFS, ECMWF IFS, and regional meteorological agencies. We pre-load the full Bangladesh administrative hierarchy (8 divisions, 64 districts, 494 upazilas) so every user picks their actual village, not a distant city. Emergency bulletins are authored by named meteorologists.
FAQ
Quick answers
Is Abohawabid free?
Yes. Free to download, free to use. No ads in the critical alert flow: if your life depends on it, nothing interrupts it.
How accurate is the forecast?
Forecasts come from weather models run by renowned national services such as NOAA GFS and ECMWF IFS. Accuracy follows those models, typically reliable for 1–3 day outlooks, less certain beyond a week. We're transparent about uncertainty and every advisory carries a note to consult your local agricultural officer before acting.
Do I need to sign up?
No. Abohawabid works with an anonymous device ID. No email, phone number, or name required. Open the app and you're in.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Current weather, alerts, and the 7-day forecast cache on your device. Live radar needs connectivity, but the essentials keep working when the network doesn't.
Is the UI in Bangla?
Yes. Natural Bangla, written by native speakers. English is available as a toggle. Every label, alert, and advisory is localized, not machine-translated.
What data sources do you use?
Weather data comes from models run by renowned national services: NOAA GFS, ECMWF IFS, and regional meteorological agencies. Bangladesh administrative geography (8 divisions, 64 districts, 494 upazilas) is pre-loaded. Emergency bulletins are authored by named meteorologists.
Is there a web version?
Yes. abohawa.com has been live since 2019, serving Bengali-language weather forecasts, cyclone tracking, flood risk, and agricultural outlooks. The Android app brings that to your phone, offline.
Available Now
Abohawabid is live. Built for Bangladesh.
Free on Google Play. Bangla-first. Works offline. No signup. For product updates, partnerships, or media inquiries, reach out below.
