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Wx Horizon

Smarter winter maintenance with data-driven insights into current and future road weather conditions across your entire network.

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Deliver targeted treatments with confidence

Ensure you treat when and where needed by capturing the nuances that other, more generic forecasts miss. Get 72-hour forecasts for specific locations, routes, and entire regions, driven by the latest readings from fixed and mobile data sources across your network.

Wx Horizon is powered by Xcast, Xweather’s forecasting technology that leverages hyper-local sensor data, other comprehensive datasets, and advanced Machine Learning.

Increased assurance and network awareness

Gain full network-wide awareness of current road conditions and an understanding of driver experiences out on your network. Monitor the current road conditions from road sensors and vehicle data from across your network.

Always informed, instantly alerted

Access real-time weather insights across your entire network, updated every 10 minutes from stations and IoT sensors, with comprehensive network-wide updates every 30 minutes. Wx Horizon continuously monitors all incoming data, notifying you instantly via SMS, email, or voice mail when conditions become hazardous anywhere on your network. This constant flow of intelligence empowers you to make confident decisions at any time, plan operations with precision, and respond swiftly to changing conditions before they impact your operations.

Success stories

"Wx Horizon gives us the ground truth and accurate forecasting in one place."

Alabama Department of Transportation

"We avoided 16 unnecessary callouts last winter, saving nearly $200,000."

Cranberry Township, PA

"We covered the cost with the savings we made in a single day."

City of Oak Creek, WI

Features for efficient winter maintenance

Insights dashboard

Wx Horizon transforms complex weather data into clear visual insights. Quickly identify critical scenarios across your network without constant monitoring.

72-hour road weather forecast

Pinpoint when and where the weather will affect your roads up to 72 hours ahead. Target treatments precisely while avoiding unnecessary applications.

Status layers for critical parameters

Monitor surface condition, temperature, grip, and air temperature with dedicated data layers covering your entire road network.

Live grip data from connected cars

Access real-time vehicle sensor data to assess the effectiveness of your operations and identify sections that require further treatment.

Alert notifications

Set thresholds for sensor and forecast parameters and instantly notify your team when ice forms, temperatures drop, or grip deteriorates beyond safe limits.

10-day atmospheric weather forecast

Plan ahead with 10-day forecasts for temperature, precipitation, and wind. Access radar, satellite, and "feels like" data for additional insights.

Unmatched forecasting accuracy with Xcast

Imagine receiving observations and forecasts for key areas across your road network—easily and affordably. Look no further. Xcast is a synthesis of high-precision measurements from the sensors and weather stations across your network and sophisticated forecasting models.  

The sensors provide high-quality observations and up to 72-hour forecasts across your road network. Now, you can make data-driven winter maintenance decisions with true confidence and maximum situational awareness.

What's your winter maintenance use case?

Cities and municipalities

Optimize your community's winter operations with accurate weather insights. Minimize unnecessary salt use, make smarter call-out decisions, and get timely notifications for the conditions that matter to you.

Transportation agencies

Get precise, actionable insights into current and future winter weather impacts across your transportation network, enabling better decision-making and safer highways and interstates.

Airports

Understand the impact of winter weather on your runways, taxiways, and apron with accurate, actionable insights into current and future conditions.

See Wx Horizon in action

In this recorded demo, you'll see a quick introduction to Wx Horizon and Xcast sensors, and a walkthrough of Wx Horizon's powerful features.

Book a personal demo

We'll walk you through Wx Horizon's capabilities, discuss pricing, and answer all your questions. It's the perfect way to discover how Wx Horizon can benefit your community.

Select your use case to book a personal demo with one of our experts:

Pricing

Choose a plan that works for you.

30-day trial

Free

See a precise road weather forecast for your network within minutes of signing up.

Road weather forecasts

  • Point forecasts: 72-hour road weather forecasts for five locations

Features

  • Road network condition dashboard

  • Map view with configurable layers

  • Alerts and notifications

  • 10-day weather forecast

  • Unlimited users

Pro

Starting at
$$
8,000/yr

Proactive data-driven decision-making using multiple data sources in your network.

Road weather observations

  • Ground-truth data from 5 Xcast sensors

  • Integrate data from weather stations

Road weather forecasts

  • Point forecasts: 72-hour road weather forecasts for 5 locations

  • Observation-enhanced forecasts for each Xcast sensor/station location

Features

  • Road network condition dashboard

  • Map view with configurable layers

  • View weather station camera images

  • Alerts and notifications

  • 10-day weather forecast

  • Unlimited users

Optional add-ons (priced separately)

  • Add more point forecast locations

  • Add more Xcast sensors

  • Connected car data

Premium

Starting at
$$
9,400/yr

Road weather intelligence for current and future conditions across your entire network.

Road weather observations

  • Integrate data from weather stations, Xcast sensors, and mobile sensors

Road weather forecasts

  • Network forecasts: 72-hour road weather forecasts for your entire network

  • Observation-enhanced forecasts for each Xcast sensor/station location

Features

  • Road network condition dashboard

  • Map view with configurable layers

  • View weather station camera images

  • Alerts and notifications

  • 10-day weather forecast

  • Unlimited users

Optional add-ons (priced separately)

  • Add Xcast sensors

  • Connected car data

Security built in

ISO 27001

Xweather maintains continuous risk management processes and rigorous information security protocols, ensuring that all data in Wx Horizon is handled securely.

SOC2

Xweather aligns with SOC 2, which requires us to manage and protect the security, confidentiality, privacy, integrity, and availability of customer data.

Cyber Essentials (UK)

This certification ensures that Xweather maintains effective defenses against the most common cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

FAQs

Are the forecasts in Wx Horizon any better than what you can get for free from other applications and websites?

What happens if an Xcast sensor stops working?

What is a road weather forecast point?

How do you forecast at the virtual road weather forecast points?

What is the best way to improve the accuracy of my forecasts?

How do you create a forecast?

How far ahead can you forecast?

Can I trust a long-term forecast?

How often does the pavement forecast information get updated?

Is there human input into the forecasting?

How many sensors do I need?