ArabiaWeather Inc., described as the Middle East’s largest weather company, has announced a new round of funding totaling $5 million, following the $2.1 million it raised earlier this year.

The current cycle, among the largest venture capital deals raised in the region in 2015, is led by Badia Impact Fund and Wamda Capital, and includes the participation of DASH Ventures and Dubai-based Jabbar Internet Group.

Badia Impact Fund Managing Partner Namek Zu’bi said: "We were thrilled with ArabiaWeather’s development since our initial investment in 2014, so we decided to lead the company's Series A round alongside Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group and DASH Ventures.”

ArabiaWeather will primarily use the funding to make strategic investments in expanding its weather offering for businesses and consumers in the Kingdom and other countries in the region.

On the enterprise side, ArabiaWeather will further invest in developing integrated industry-specific solutions for Saudi businesses.

Khaled Talhouni, partner at Wamda Capital, said: “The funding is fully dedicated to further growing the company, which has established an exceptional track record as a premier provider of highly useful weather information in the region.”

ArabiaWeather also serves 10 million users in Saudi Arabia with weather forecasts and related information, delivered through its flagship mobile application and web presence.

Mohammed Al-Shaker, CEO at ArabiaWeather, said: “The rapid growth of our company over the past years has clearly indicated the ever-growing demand for forward thinking, accurate weather solutions in this region, and we are excited to see our hyper local products thrive. ArabiaWeather is proud to provide cutting-edge weather services to leading enterprises in Saudi Arabia.”

ArabiaWeather’s products run on proprietary algorithms and numerical models, which transform raw and isolated weather data points through super computers, into processed, organized, and packaged weather information.