Alerts
for lightning, storm ETA, wind, gusts, and hail
99.9%
of thunderstorms detected worldwide
84 m
median location accuracy with precision network
Real-time lightning alerts
Real-time alerts activate when lightning occurs near your asset. You can configure three levels of alerts (Information, Warning, and Alarm) and set a specific alert distance, clear time, and contact list for each level. Active alerts and all-clear notifications are sent automatically by email and SMS to your contact lists. You can also trigger external devices connected to web relays, such as flashing lights, sirens, and display screens.
Lightning forecast alerts
Hail forecast alerts
Hail forecast alerts warn you up to 60 minutes in advance when severe hail is predicted to occur near your asset. This early warning can make all the difference in protecting your high-value assets and avoiding catastrophic damage.
Hail forecast alerts are available for assets in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Europe (excluding Greece and North Macedonia).
Add locations, alerts, and users
Add assets as points, lines, or polygons for complete coverage.
Create asset-specific severe weather alerts to meet or exceed industry standards for safety and compliance.
Add users and create lists to get the right alerts to the right people at the right time.
Add more assets, alerts, and users as needed.
Review recent storms
Jump to any point in the last 7-days to view lightning activity and alerts for post-event analysis and reporting.
See where storm cells developed and moved with an animated timeline of lightning, radar, and satellite infrared map layers.
Validate the timing of storms, strikes, and alerts against operational decisions and alerting criteria.
Evaluate safety procedures and operational impacts to identify opportunities to optimize alert distances and all-clear timing.
Generate reports
Xweather Protect provides detailed data for incident reports and fault analysis. With the optional Analyze add-on, you can access lightning data from 2016 to the present for your assets and areas of interest.
Report on lightning events within 1–100 km of your asset.
Include up to 24 hours of data in a single report.
Precise reporting to the nearest millisecond.
See a visual report or download CSV, JSON, and GeoJSON data files.
Maximize safety, minimize downtime
Improve your situational awareness and make operational decisions with confidence with automated multichannel alerts and all-clear notifications.
Real-time alerts for any location
Our high-precision lighting detection networks provide real-time coverage for every location—including oceans, mountain peaks, and other areas not covered by radar.
All-in-one solution with no capital costs
Monitor severe weather and get real-time alerts for your sites without the need to buy, install, or maintain your own lightning detection equipment.
Costs from severe weather are rising. Can you afford to leave weather to chance?
Use cases
Aviation
Maximize airport safety with automated alerts and all-clear notifications while monitoring nearby lightning events in real-time to minimize downtime and delays.
Renewable energy
Safely stow solar panels in advance of approaching hailstorms. Protect technicians with automated lightning alerts and real-time storm tracking.
Grid resilience
Enhance electricity grid reliability and protect field personnel with real-time weather monitoring and automated severe weather alerts.
Powered by the Xweather Lightning Network
World's most accurate lightning detection
Using proprietary sensors designed and manufactured by Vaisala, the Xweather Lightning Network delivers the world's most accurate real-time lightning detection data.
Global coverage capturing over 2 billion lightning events annually.
Ultra-fast network reports the flash before you hear the thunder.
Identifies and classifies both cloud-to-ground and in-cloud lightning.
Smart architecture delivers 99.99% uptime and uninterrupted data.
Trusted by the world's most demanding organizations
When safety is paramount and downtime costs thousands of dollars a minute, only the best quality lightning data will do. That's why mission-critical organizations like NASA and the U.S. Armed Forces choose Vaisala Xweather, and why the National Weather Service and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rely on Xweather lightning data to protect public safety.
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Take control of severe weather risks with Xweather Protect
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We'll discuss your specific locations and weather risks, answer your questions, and demonstrate the alert automation, storm monitoring, and risk management features in Xweather Protect.
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