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# Xweather

> Xweather is Vaisala's suite of weather, climate, and environmental intelligence products for businesses and developers. It combines global proprietary sensor networks, forecasting models, and specialized services into APIs, tools, and applications that help organizations manage energy markets, weather risk, transportation, automotive safety, and infrastructure operations. Xweather is delivered as subscription-based software and data services, with a strong focus on accuracy, operational reliability, and enterprise-grade security.

## Company

- [Vaisala Xweather - First to know](https://www.xweather.com/): Weather API, lightning data, forecasts, and climate intelligence for developers and enterprises. Weather intelligence for energy, finance, insurance, and operations. 
- [Vaisala Xweather software product pricing](https://www.xweather.com/pricing): Software product pricing contact information.
- [Vaisala privacy policy](https://www.xweather.com/privacy): Purposes and types of personal data Vaisala processes.
- [Xweather data security and data protection](https://www.xweather.com/security): Our security program is driven not only by compliance and regulatory requirements, but also by industry best practices.
- [Support](https://www.xweather.com/support): Find support for your Xweather product.
- [Vaisala Xweather terms or service ](https://www.xweather.com/terms): Terms of service for the Site. These terms of use apply to the access to and use of all Vaisala-operated websites. Certain features of the Site may be subject to additional conditions.
- [Access your Xweather account](https://www.xweather.com/account): Access and manage your Vaisala Xweather services and subscriptions.
- [Xweather: about us](https://www.xweather.com/company/about): Vaisala Xweather is a data and intelligence company. Xweather provides cutting-edge solutions that deliver historical, real-time, and forecast weather and environmental data. 
- [Xweather Media and PR](https://www.xweather.com/company/media): Media resources from Xweather, including press releases, company updates, brand assets, and expert perspectives on weather data, forecasting APIs, and climate intelligence.
- [Xweather contact information](https://www.xweather.com/contact): Weather API, weather data, climate data, and forecasting solutions for business. Contact Xweather for enterprise weather intelligence, integrations, pricing, and support.
- [Cookie policy](https://www.xweather.com/cookies): Xweather cookie policy and cookie management.

## Products

- [RoadAI: Road-tested AI for road maintenance](https://www.xweather.com/products/roadai): Detect defects, markings, and assets with a smartphone. Independently validated by national transport authorities in the UK, Denmark, and France.
- [Xweather Horizon: road weather for winter maintenance](https://www.xweather.com/products/horizon/): Plan winter treatments with route-specific forecasts and live road conditions. Reduce unnecessary callouts and salt use without compromising road safety.
- [Xweather MapsGL](https://www.xweather.com/products/mapsgl): MapsGL is a high-performance weather mapping SDK for building fully interactive, data-rich weather visualizations directly into your applications.
- [Xweather Observe: Real-time observations from Vaisala sensors](https://www.xweather.com/products/observe): Real-time weather monitoring with quality-controlled sensor data. Secure access to 30+ weather, environmental, and solar parameters from Vaisala sensors, quality-controlled and delivered via API and dashboard.
- [Xweather Optimize: Hyperlocal forecasts for energy operations](https://www.xweather.com/products/optimize): Site-specific forecasts with calibrated confidence limits, driven by quality‑controlled data from wireless on‑site sensors, delivered as a managed solution.
- [Xweather Powerup](https://www.xweather.com/products/powerup): Powerup is an analytics platform for renewable energy stakeholders to assess PPA risks and opportunities, make informed decisions before signing, and hedge the financial risks of renewable energy production.
- [Xweather Protect: Severe weather alerts and reporting](https://www.xweather.com/products/protect): Alert automation for lightning, hail, wind, and other hazards. Severe weather response platform for managing safety and operational continuity worldwide.
- [Xweather raster maps](https://www.xweather.com/products/raster-maps): Xweather Raster Maps provides weather data as visual map tiles and static images, with customizable layers and built-in support for tools like Mapbox, Google Maps, and ArcGIS.
- [Solar irradiance data](https://www.xweather.com/products/solar-irradiance-data): Bias-corrected irradiance records spanning over 25 years, relied on by project developers, operators, and financiers worldwide.
- [Xweather settlement services](https://www.xweather.com/products/settlement-services): Independent settlement data for weather and climate risk. Xweather settlement services provide rigorously quality-controlled observations for temperature, rainfall, wind, and solar radiation, used to calculate payouts for weather derivatives and parametric insurance.
- [Weather API by Xweather](https://www.xweather.com/products/weather-api/): The Weather API provides a single interface for global weather intelligence. It includes exclusive datasets like lightning strike data and the industry's only hail forecast.
- [Xweather Lightning API](https://www.xweather.com/products/weather-api/lightning): Access real-time lightning detection, strike datasets, and weather alerts through a scalable lightning API. Built for developers and enterprise weather risk management, safety, and operational forecasting.
- [Xweather Phrases API](https://www.xweather.com/products/phrases-api): Natural language API for human-readable weather descriptions and localization. Deliver clear, localized weather insights from raw data for apps, platforms, and user experiences.
- [Xweather road weather data](https://www.xweather.com/products/weather-api/road-weather): Road weather data provides non-stop, reliable, scientifically validated driving-condition data based on comprehensive physical modeling for all public paved roads in North America, Europe, and Japan.
- [WeatherDesk](https://www.xweather.com/products/weatherdesk): Reliable access to global forecasts and observations spanning real-time to seasonal horizons for commodity traders and energy operators.
- [Xweather weather risk data](https://www.xweather.com/products/weather-risk-data): Decision-grade weather risk data for parametric insurance and derivatives markets. Historical observations, forecasts, and proprietary indices built on the Speedwell SuperPack legacy.

## Solutions

- [Xweather hail data and intelligence](https://www.xweather.com/technology/hail-forecasting): The weather industry's only hail forecast API, validated historical data, and advanced mapping layers with Weather API and MapsGL. Predict threats at the asset level, alert before impact, and verify what happened after the storm with Xweather Protect.
- [Xweather wireless sensors](https://www.xweather.com/technology/wireless-sensors/): Compact, all-in-one wireless weather sensors designed for exceptional accuracy, simple installation, and seamless operation.
- [Xweather Lightning Network](https://www.xweather.com/technology/xweather-lightning-network): The world's most accurate real-time lightning detection network, pinpointing in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning anywhere on Earth.
- [Solutions](https://www.xweather.com/technology/forecasting): Solutions

## Campaigns

- [Lightning safety awareness for business](https://www.xweather.com/campaigns/lightning-safety-for-business): From grounded aircrafts to damaged wind turbines, protect what matters most. Explore essential resources, solutions, and industry insights to safeguard your operations from lightning. 
- [Weather forecasts and data for cyclone season ](https://www.xweather.com/campaigns/tropical-cyclone-data-and-mapping): Stay ahead of hurricanes, typhoons, and other tropical cyclones with our weather API and mapping tools to manage weather impacts and make confident, data-driven decisions.
- [Winter maintenance case studies | Real savings & results](https://www.xweather.com/campaigns/winter-winners): Cranberry Township saved $300K. Oak Creek saved 80 tons of salt. The City of Independence saved $10K overnight. See how they did it.

## Webinars

- [7 lightning safety strategies to minimize downtime](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/7-lightning-safety-strategies-to-minimize-downtime): Watch on demand: Discover proven strategies for minimizing downtime while keeping workers safe during storm season.
- [Correlating lightning strikes to transmission line faults](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/correlating-transmission-line-faults-with-lightning-strikes): Watch on-demand: How to match fault timestamps to lightning data, identify towers and spans to inspect, and assess strike severity to guide your response.
- [Webinar: Why traditional road surveys are obsolete](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/discover-new-data-sources-that-make-traditional-road-surveys-obsolete): See how road agencies monitor network conditions continuously by using computer vision and connected vehicle data instead of expensive specialist contractors.
- [Unlock grid capacity with dynamic line rating](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/dynamic-line-rating-with-weather-data-and-predictive-analytics): See how Siemens and Xweather help utilities use hyperlocal weather data and predictive analytics for safe, effective dynamic line rating.
- [Hail forecasts for solar farms put to the test](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/hail-forecast-accuracy-put-to-the-test): See Xweather forecast accuracy and lead times validated against 170 confirmed severe hail events in this on-demand webinar for solar farm operators.
- [This is Xweather Horizon: product demo](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/on-demand-demo-horizon): Plan winter treatments with route-specific forecasts and live road conditions. Reduce unnecessary callouts and salt use without compromising road safety.
- [This is Xweather Protect: product demo](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/on-demand-demo-protect): How to set up lightning, wind, and hail alerts, route notifications to the right teams, and generate post-storm reports with Xweather Protect (8-minute demo).
- [This is RoadAI: product demo](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/on-demand-demo-roadai): Detect defects, map assets, and record video during routine drives with a smartphone. Same-day condition scores. No specialist equipment or training required. 
- [Prepare for lightning season with Xweather Protect](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/prepare-for-lightning-season-with-xweather-protect): Watch on-demand: How to protect your people, property, and assets while minimizing operational downtime.
- [Take the guesswork out of post-storm inspections](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/take-the-guesswork-out-of-post-storm-inspections): Watch on-demand: See how Xweather Protect helps wind farm operators generate lightning incident reports and prioritize post-storm inspections.
- [We are at a turning point for renewable energy](https://www.xweather.com/webinars/turning-point-for-renewable-energy): Explore the critical factors shaping the market and future foresight, and see a demo of the Powerup platform for managing renewable energy risk.

## Insights



## Case Studies

- [Customers](https://www.xweather.com/customers/): Customers
- [Transforming Winter Road Maintenance in Columbus, OH](https://www.xweather.com/customers/better-winter-maintenance-with-local-road-weather-sensors-columbus): Discover how Xweather Horizon is enhancing winter road maintenance practices in Columbus, leveraging IoT sensors for better insights and safety.
- [Hyperlocal Weather Data Optimizes Energy in Helsinki](https://www.xweather.com/customers/bringing-hyperlocal-weather-data-to-city-of-helsinki): Discover how Vaisala Xweather's TempCast sensors help Helsinki enhance building energy efficiency through advanced weather forecasting.
- [Efficient and systematic pavement repair with RoadAI ](https://www.xweather.com/customers/efficient-systematic-pavement-repair-hame-economic-development-centre): RoadAI has enhanced operational efficiency and delivered financial savings to the Pirkanmaa region through improved inventory and repair of pavement damage
- [Efficient winter maintenance in Columbus — Xweather Horizon](https://www.xweather.com/customers/efficient-winter-maintenance-with-local-weather-data-columbus): Discover how Columbus optimized its winter maintenance using localized weather data from Xweather Horizon for enhanced road safety and efficiency.
- [Fortum worked with Vaisala Xweather to implement hyperlocal forecasting for its district heating network in Helsinki region.](https://www.xweather.com/customers/fortum): Discover how Fortum enhanced district heating forecasting accuracy with Xweather Optimize.
- [Pyrénées-Orientales County Council chooses RoadAI](https://www.xweather.com/customers/from-patchy-reports-to-systematic-coverage-pyrenees-orientales): Discover how Pyrénées-Orientales County Council improved road maintenance with RoadAI, enhancing data accuracy and operational efficiency.
- [Weather-smart Energy Grids: The Future of Power Reliability](https://www.xweather.com/customers/heres-your-truly-smart-grid-monitoring-solution): Explore how weather-smart energy grids using Xweather data enhance reliability and minimize outages caused by severe weather events.
- [Historical weather data for insurance claims simplified](https://www.xweather.com/customers/historical-weather-data-for-insurance-claim-validation-with-loveland-innovations): Discover how Loveland Innovations uses historical weather data to streamline insurance claim validation and roof inspections.
- [Watch: Easy road weather sensor installation](https://www.xweather.com/customers/horizon-installing-groundcast-sensor): Watch the Cranberry Township road crew install a wireless GroundCast road weather sensor in under an hour.
- [Calderdale targets winter roads with Xweather Horizon ](https://www.xweather.com/customers/how-calderdale-council-reduced-salt-use-on-marginal-winter-nights): Calderdale Council uses Xweather Horizon to deliver smarter, targeted winter road treatments, improving safety and efficiency across its network.
- [Maximize winter woad maintenance with Xweather Horizon](https://www.xweather.com/customers/how-cranberry-township-saved-300000-dollars-with-xweather-horizon): Cranberry Township, PA, saved $200,000 in one year using Xweather Horizon's advanced road weather forecasts and data.
- [Enhancing driving safety with BOSCH connected map services](https://www.xweather.com/customers/improving-driving-safety-and-comfort-with-bosch-connected-map-services): Discover how BOSCH connected map services improve driving safety and comfort through predictive road-condition forecasting.
- [Wx Horizon Enhances Winter Operations in Independence, MO](https://www.xweather.com/customers/improving-winter-maintenance-operations-city-of-independence): Learn how Independence, MO uses Wx Horizon for efficient winter maintenance, improving safety, response time, and reducing operational costs.
- [Automated Data Collection for Road Asset Management](https://www.xweather.com/customers/madison-county-x-roadai): Explore how Madison County embraced RoadAI for enhanced road asset inventory using automated data collection for better decision-making.
- [Lauderdale County, TN, relies on RoadAI ](https://www.xweather.com/customers/modern-road-maintenance-practices-lauderdale-county): Faced with aging infrastructure, subjective road selection, and limited funding, Lauderdale County, TN, chose RoadAI to reboot its resurfacing strategy.
- [Lewis County Case Study: Streamlined RoadAI Maintenance](https://www.xweather.com/customers/proactive-road-maintenance-case-study-lewis-county): Discover how RoadAI transformed road maintenance in Lewis County, NY, enhancing efficiency and budget management through advanced technology.
- [Enhance your road trip with REVER and Xweather's Weather API](https://www.xweather.com/customers/rever-app-enhance-your-next-road-trip-with-weather-awareness): Discover how the Xweather Weather API integrates with REVER to boost road trip safety with real-time weather insights and alerts.
- [Xweather Horizon aids winter maintenance in Oak Creek, WI](https://www.xweather.com/customers/smart-winter-maintenance-cost-savings-oak-creek): “In one day, Xweather Horizon saved us 80 tons of salt. Five to six thousand dollars' worth of salt."

Tyler Buerger, Assistant Director of Public Works
- [Milton Keynes uses RoadAI for surface treatment planning](https://www.xweather.com/customers/streamline-road-surface-treatment-planning-milton-keynes): The City of Milton Keynes, UK, relied on RoadAI to adapt quickly and confidently when taking a new approach to surface treatment planning.
- [Montreal Enhances Bike Lane Inventory with RoadAI](https://www.xweather.com/customers/surveying-bike-lanes-with-roadai-montreal): Discover how the City of Montreal uses RoadAI to efficiently inventory its extensive bike lanes, improving maintenance and planning for cyclists.
- [Transforming Road Asset Management in Waterloo with RoadAI](https://www.xweather.com/customers/transform-road-asset-management-with-roadai-region-of-waterloo): Discover how RoadAI revolutionizes road asset management in Waterloo, enhancing data collection and efficiency for better infrastructure planning.
- [Turning commuting downtime into productive data collection](https://www.xweather.com/customers/turn-commuting-downtime-into-productive-data-collection-northumberland-county): Discover how Northumberland County Council uses RoadAI to enhance road inspections and boost efficiency by eliminating downtime.
- [Real-Time Air Quality Data for BMW Drivers](https://www.xweather.com/customers/vaisala-xweather-delivers-worldwide-real-time-air-quality-data-to-drivers-of-bmw): Discover how Vaisala Xweather enhances BMW with real-time air quality data, empowering drivers to make healthier choices on the road.

## Documentation

- [Xweather MapsGL](undefined): The Xweather MapsGL SDK allows developers to quickly customize and integrate a variety of high-quality, vector-based weather mapping imagery and visualizations into their applications and custom solutions.
- [Xweather MapsGL SDK for Apple Platforms](undefined): Xweather MapsGL SDK for Apple Platforms enables developers to easily integrate MapsGL's comprehensive weather data and dynamic mapping capabilities into applications running on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. With this SDK, you can add interactive weather maps to your apps, providing users with real-time weather visualizations, forecasts, and meteorological events.
- [Xweather MapsGL SDK for Android](undefined): Xweather MapsGL SDK for Android Platforms enables developers to easily integrate MapsGL's comprehensive weather data and dynamic mapping capabilities into applications running on Android devices. With this SDK, you can add interactive weather maps to your apps, providing users with real-time weather visualizations, forecasts, and meteorological events.
- [Xweather Maps UI SDK](undefined): A modular React component library empowering developers to build high-quality, customizable weather mapping interfaces. It combines ready-to-use weather controls, flexible UI components, and utilities to support diverse mapping solutions.
- [Lightning Endpoint](undefined): The lightning API endpoint provides access to Vaisala Xweather’s global lightning data.
- [Lightning Threats Endpoint](undefined): The lightning threats endpoint provides access to lightning nowcasts, providing up to 60 minutes of potential thunderstorm activity in 10-minute intervals.
- [Lightning Summary Endpoint](undefined): The lighting/summary endpoint expands on the lightning API endpoint and provides an overall summary of recent lightning strikes or pulses across the globe.
- [Lightning Flash Endpoint](undefined): The lightning/flash API endpoint provides access to Vaisala Xweather’s global lightning flash data.
- [Lightning Analytics Endpoint](undefined): Lightning analytics extends the lightning endpoint with additional data points for a robust analysis.
- [Output Formats Endpoint](undefined): The Xweather Data API supports multiple output formats to suit your data processing needs.
- [Xweather MCP Server](undefined): The Xweather Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server connects large language models directly to Xweather's data platform.
- [Webhooks and Pushed Data Endpoint](undefined): Xweather API data can also be consumed via server-push instead of polling for data.
- [Xweather API](undefined): The Xweather API is one of the most complete and advanced weather APIs available and provides access to hyper-local weather datasets at your fingertips.
- [Hail Threats Endpoint](undefined): The hail threats endpoint provides access to Xweather's hail threat nowcast data, which provides information on current and forecast hail threats in ten-minute intervals over the next 60 minutes.
- [Impacts Endpoint](undefined): The Impacts endpoint evaluates current and short-term meteorological conditions to forecast their influences on diverse activities.
- [Alerts Endpoint](undefined): The alerts endpoint provides access to all currently active US, Canadian, and European alerts as issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), Environment Canada (EC), MeteoAlarm, the UK Met Office, the Japanese Meteorological Agency, and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 
- [Tropical Cyclones Endpoint](undefined): The tropical cyclones endpoint provides access to information on the active tropical cyclones, such as invests, tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons, across the globe.
- [Xweather Road Weather Endpoint](undefined): The roadweather endpoint is powered by the advanced and precise Vaisala Xweather road weather forecasts.
- [Xweather Road Weather Analytics Endpoint](undefined): The roadweather/analytics endpoint is powered by the advanced and precise Vaisala Xweather road weather forecasts and provides complete access to the Vaisala Xweather road weather forecasts.
- [Xweather Road Weather Conditions Endpoint](undefined): The /roadweather/conditions endpoint is powered by the advanced and precise Vaisala Xweather road weather forecasts.
- [Xweather Common API Queries ](undefined): The following list provides common Weather API queries based on particular industries and/or applications.
- [Xweather Documentation](undefined): Delivering the industry's most powerful weather data, APIs, and tools, designed with developers, data scientists, and product managers in mind.
- [Xweather Raster Maps](undefined): Xweather Raster Maps provides a wide array of weather information in a graphical form for use in a variety of applications.
- [Xweather Raster Maps Layers](undefined): The complete set of supported layers sorted by type for Xweather Raster Maps. Use our Map Builder to quickly generate your static map and tile layers with the layer combinations you need, or refer to our layer usage documentation for more information on requesting map imagery.
- [Xweather Javascript SDK](undefined): The Xweather JavaScript SDK is an easy-to-use library that allows developers to quickly integrate weather data and imagery from their Xweather subscription into their web applications. 
- [Xweather MapsGL Weather Layers](undefined): The MapsGL SDK includes a variety of pre-configured weather layers for you to quickly add to your maps.
- [Xweather Phrases API](undefined): The Xweather Phrases API is a powerful AI-driven weather API that allows you to best prepare for whatever weather lies ahead.
- [Xweather Phrases API Endpoint](undefined): Endpoints refer to the types of data to request, such as a place, observation, forecast, or advisory, and will be the basis for any request made to the Phrases API.
- [Xweather Phrases API Supported Languages](undefined): Phrases API supports output in many different languages. Native language translation is built into every endpoint to ensure you can get the most accurate and convenient response for your needs.
- [Xweather MCP Server Tool Catalog](undefined): The focused guides for parameters, common use-cases, and sample prompts.
- [Xweather MCP Server Claude](undefined): Claude.ai ships with first-class MCP support across the web and desktop experiences. Attach the Xweather server once and reuse the connector for any workspace.
- [Xweather MCP Server ChatGPT](undefined): ChatGPT supports MCP connectors across chat.openai.com, the desktop app, and the Playground.
- [Xweather MCP Server Copilot & IDEs](undefined): GitHub Copilot Chat (VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI) now supports connecting to MCP servers. Configure the Xweather endpoint once per environment to keep weather intelligence beside your code.
- [Xweather Weather API Data Source Attribution](undefined): The particular web, desktop, mobile application, or API to be provided by Xweather to each Xweather customer may include multiple data sources to fulfill a given request.