Xweather Outage History

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Xweather had 17 outages in the last 2 years totaling 71h 44m of downtime, averaging 0.7 incidents per month.

There were 17 Xweather outages since November 15, 2024 totaling 71h 44m of downtime. Each is summarised below. Incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: status.xweather.com

Major July 24, 2026

Issue with Vaisala Xweather Lightning Network

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 01:08 PM UTC
Duration
1h 11m
Affected: Lightning EndpointsLightningVaisala Xweather Lightning Data
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jul 24, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC

    Lightning event rates have declined. We are investigating.

  2. identified Jul 24, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC

    AWS is experiencing some network connectivity issues in one of their regions which is impacting us intermittently.

  3. monitoring Jul 24, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC

    AWS has applied fixes. We are cautiously optimistic and we'll continue to monitor through the resolution of their outage.

  4. resolved Jul 24, 2026, 01:08 PM UTC

    AWS has fully resolved the issue on their side. We have been seeing stable data rates for a while now.

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Notice July 15, 2026

GOES-East (GOES-19) Satellite Outage Affecting Satellite Imagery

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 15, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 16, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC
Duration
23h 21m
Affected: Satellite
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. identified Jul 15, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC

    We are aware of an ongoing outage affecting the NOAA GOES-East (GOES-19) satellite. NOAA/NESDIS has issued the following notice: As of July 15, 5:00 p.m. EDT, GOES-East (GOES-19) is experiencing an anomaly, is not transmitting data, and restoration of service is TBD. Until service is restored, GOES-East images will not update. The GOES team is monitoring the situation and will provide updates as additional information becomes available. The following Xweather Raster Maps layers may be impacted for the GOES-East coverage region: * GeoColor Satellite * Infrared Satellite * Water Vapor Satellite * Global Estimated Radar Our systems are operating normally, but are dependent on the upstream GOES-East data feed. We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as NOAA/NESDIS releases additional information.

  2. identified Jul 16, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC

    NOAA/NESDIS continues to work towards restoring operations. The latest update: —- ...GOES-19/GOES-EAST OUTAGE... NESDIS engineers are continuing efforts to recover GOES-19. All GOES-19/GOES-East products are currently unavailable. There is currently no estimated restoration time. —- The following Xweather Raster Maps layers may be impacted for the GOES-East coverage region: * GeoColor Satellite * Infrared Satellite * Water Vapor Satellite * Global Estimated Radar We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as NOAA/NESDIS releases additional information.

  3. identified Jul 16, 2026, 04:18 PM UTC

    NOAA continues to work to restore operations of the GOES East (19) satellite. The latest update from NOAA: The GOES-19 Safehold has been resolved and engineers are working to prepare for restart of the onboard instruments. More information on the recovery timeline will be provided when known. The following Xweather Raster Maps layers may be impacted for the GOES-East coverage region: * GeoColor Satellite * Infrared Satellite * Visible Satellite * Water Vapor Satellite * Global Estimated Radar We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as NOAA/NESDIS releases additional information.

  4. monitoring Jul 16, 2026, 08:21 PM UTC

    GOES-East (GOES-19) recovery operations are continuing, and satellite data is once again being received. The affected Raster Maps layers are updating normally. We will continue to monitor the recovery process and provide additional updates as needed.

  5. resolved Jul 16, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 2, 2026

Vaisala Xweather Lightning Network - Reduced Data Rates

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 02, 2026, 07:08 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 02, 2026, 08:15 AM UTC
Duration
1h 7m
Affected: Lightning EndpointsLightningVaisala Xweather Lightning Data
Timeline · 6 updates
  1. investigating Jul 02, 2026, 07:08 AM UTC

    We are investigating some issues with the data rates from our lightning network. This may contribute to missing lightning events.

  2. identified Jul 02, 2026, 07:32 AM UTC

    We have identified the issue and are moving to mitigate the latency spikes

  3. monitoring Jul 02, 2026, 07:37 AM UTC

    We have made some changes to help mitigate the issue

  4. identified Jul 02, 2026, 07:53 AM UTC

    We have failed over to our other data center to get a more stable connection and are ensuring data is flowing properly

  5. monitoring Jul 02, 2026, 08:06 AM UTC

    Data is flowing much better, we are applying the last few optimizations

  6. resolved Jul 02, 2026, 08:15 AM UTC

    We have failed over and data looks stable.

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Notice June 14, 2026

Delayed METAR observations

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 14, 2026, 07:29 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 14, 2026, 07:43 AM UTC
Duration
14m
Affected: Data Ingestion Platform
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Jun 14, 2026, 07:29 AM UTC

    There is a power outage at one of our upstream providers, NOAA, causing METAR (Airport) observations to be delayed Products affected: - METAR Observations via the observations endpoint We are monitoring the situation and will update once the service is fully restored.

  2. resolved Jun 14, 2026, 07:43 AM UTC

    METAR observations from our upstream provider are flowing once more.

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Minor June 11, 2026

Vaisala Xweather MapsGL Increased Error Rates

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 11, 2026, 03:09 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 11, 2026, 03:27 PM UTC
Duration
18m
Affected: Xweather MapsGL
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jun 11, 2026, 03:09 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating higher-than-normal error rates and latencies with the Vaisala Xweather MapsGL platform.

  2. identified Jun 11, 2026, 03:16 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Jun 11, 2026, 03:21 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented, and MapsGL performance has returned to normal. We will continue to monitor.

  4. resolved Jun 11, 2026, 03:27 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 14, 2026

Vaisala Xweather Raster Maps Increased Error Rates

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 14, 2026, 04:38 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 14, 2026, 04:48 AM UTC
Duration
9m
Affected: Maps - General
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Apr 14, 2026, 04:38 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating higher than expected error rates and latencies with the Vaisala Xweather Raster Maps platform.

  2. identified Apr 14, 2026, 04:42 AM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. resolved Apr 14, 2026, 04:48 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor March 5, 2026

Vaisala Xweather Data API Increased Error Rates

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 05, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 05, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC
Duration
15m
Affected: Conditions EndpointForecasts EndpointAPI - General
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Mar 05, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating higher than normal error rates and latencies with the Vaisala Xweather Data API.

  2. identified Mar 05, 2026, 08:01 PM UTC

    We've identified the core issue, a mitigation is already in place and we're monitoring recovery.

  3. monitoring Mar 05, 2026, 08:05 PM UTC

    We have applied the permanent fix and are back to full strength in our cluster. We'll continue to keep a close eye on things.

  4. resolved Mar 05, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor January 29, 2026

Vaisala Xweather Data API Increased Latencies and Error Rates

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 29, 2026, 04:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 29, 2026, 06:32 PM UTC
Duration
1h 55m
Affected: Conditions EndpointForecasts EndpointAPI - General
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Jan 29, 2026, 04:36 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating higher than normal error rates and latencies with the Vaisala Xweather Data API.

  2. identified Jan 29, 2026, 05:03 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. identified Jan 29, 2026, 05:27 PM UTC

    The team continues to resolve the increased latencies and error rates related to conditions and forecasts endpoint requests.

  4. monitoring Jan 29, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  5. resolved Jan 29, 2026, 06:32 PM UTC

    The API outage has been resolved. Services are back to normal.

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Notice January 16, 2026

Xweather Lightning Network is experiencing delayed data from our global network

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 16, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 16, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC
Duration
4h 3m
Affected: Lightning EndpointsLightningVaisala Xweather Lightning Data
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jan 16, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. investigating Jan 16, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. monitoring Jan 16, 2026, 07:27 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and data is flowing again like normal. We are ensuring the root cause is fixed.

  4. resolved Jan 16, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor December 19, 2025

Vaisala Xweather Maps Increased Error Rates

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 19, 2025, 02:25 PM UTC
Resolved
Dec 19, 2025, 03:14 PM UTC
Duration
48m
Affected: RadarSatelliteAlertsMaps - GeneralLightning
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Dec 19, 2025, 02:25 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating higher than normal error rates and latencies with the Vaisala Xweather Maps platform.

  2. investigating Dec 19, 2025, 02:30 PM UTC

    We are seeing a massive influx in traffic and the engineering team is working to scale to accommodate.

  3. monitoring Dec 19, 2025, 02:39 PM UTC

    We have applied a fix and error rates are falling.

  4. monitoring Dec 19, 2025, 02:44 PM UTC

    Error rates have returned to normal but we are still monitoring the service closely.

  5. resolved Dec 19, 2025, 03:14 PM UTC

    After our teams have monitored this issue for 30 minutes, the temporary fix we applied is stable. We will be working with our vendor for a long-term fix.

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Minor October 20, 2025

Vaisala Xweather Maps Increased Error Rates and Latencies

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2025, 07:39 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 20, 2025, 11:10 PM UTC
Duration
3h 31m
Affected: Maps - GeneralXweather MapsGL
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Oct 20, 2025, 07:39 PM UTC

    We have identified the cause of increased latencies and intermittent errors affecting our Raster Maps and MapsGL services. The issue is tied to an ongoing incident with our cloud provider. Our team continues to monitor the situation closely.

  2. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 08:00 PM UTC

    Improvements are now occurring for the Raster Maps and MapsGL services as our cloud provider continues recovery. We are monitoring performance to ensure full stability.

  3. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 09:03 PM UTC

    Latencies and error rates have returned to normal levels. We will continue to monitor the situation.

  4. resolved Oct 20, 2025, 11:10 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor October 20, 2025

Service update delays

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2025, 11:18 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 20, 2025, 12:24 PM UTC
Duration
1h 6m
Affected: API - GeneralWebhooks
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 11:18 AM UTC

    Our cloud provider, AWS, experienced a significant outage overnight. The core issue has been resolved, but some observation updates and webhook deliveries may continue to experience temporary delays as systems recover. We are monitoring performance closely and will provide updates as the backlog clears.

  2. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 12:14 PM UTC

    Observation data has fully updated. Webhook deliveries are recovering and continuing to work through their backlog. We will continue to monitor system performance and provide updates as recovery completes.

  3. resolved Oct 20, 2025, 12:24 PM UTC

    All observation data and webhook services have fully recovered, and systems are operating normally.

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Minor August 18, 2025

Delayed Lightning Data (non-US)

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 18, 2025, 08:11 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 18, 2025, 08:25 PM UTC
Duration
14m
Affected: Xweather MapsGLData Ingestion PlatformLightning EndpointsLightning
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Aug 18, 2025, 08:11 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue with Lightning Data distribution for non-US locations. There is a delay in processing and some locations are unavailable in the Xweather Data API, MapsGL, Raster Maps, and Webhooks.

  2. monitoring Aug 18, 2025, 08:16 PM UTC

    We have identified the issue, verified we have proper data flowing again.

  3. resolved Aug 18, 2025, 08:25 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 15, 2025

Vaisala Xweather Data API Increased Error Rates and Latencies

Detected by Pingoru
May 15, 2025, 08:32 AM UTC
Resolved
May 15, 2025, 08:56 AM UTC
Duration
24m
Affected: API - General
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating May 15, 2025, 08:32 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating higher than normal error rates and latencies with the Vaisala Xweather Data API.

  2. identified May 15, 2025, 08:34 AM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring May 15, 2025, 08:37 AM UTC

    The team has implemented a correction, and error rates and latencies are returning to normal. We will continue to monitor the situation.

  4. resolved May 15, 2025, 08:56 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor March 12, 2025

Satellite Layer Updates Delayed

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 12, 2025, 03:17 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 13, 2025, 11:52 AM UTC
Duration
1d 8h
Affected: SatelliteData Ingestion Platform
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Mar 12, 2025, 03:17 AM UTC

    There is an issue with our upstream provider at NOAA/NWS for satellite data. We have contacted them and will continue to monitor.

  2. identified Mar 12, 2025, 02:07 PM UTC

    The primary satellite data feed is currently experiencing an outage. Our backup systems remain operational, providing hourly data updates as designed. We have confirmed with our NOAA representative that they are aware of the issue and actively working on resolution.

  3. monitoring Mar 13, 2025, 12:29 AM UTC

    Our upstream provider has a fix in place, though the more frequent updates started and stopped. We'll continue to keep an eye on things. Satellite products are still updating, just at a slightly lower frequency than usual.

  4. resolved Mar 13, 2025, 11:52 AM UTC

    Data has been flowing at the faster speed from the upstream source and is stable.

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Notice March 10, 2025

METAR Observations Delayed

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 10, 2025, 06:48 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 10, 2025, 07:05 AM UTC
Duration
16m
Affected: API - GeneralData Ingestion Platform
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Mar 10, 2025, 06:48 AM UTC

    METAR observations are currently delayed within the XWeather API. Our upstream provider, NOAA, has confirmed a communication issue with the FAA that is delaying the airport observations. They are currently investigating the cause. The observations endpoint may return older METAR observations until corrected. We are continuing to monitor the situation

  2. resolved Mar 10, 2025, 07:05 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor January 5, 2025

Vaisala Xweather Raster Maps Increased Latencies

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 05, 2025, 11:15 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 05, 2025, 11:26 PM UTC
Duration
10m
Affected: Maps - General
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Jan 05, 2025, 11:15 PM UTC

    We are investigating higher than normal error rates and latencies with the Vaisala Xweather Raster Maps platform.

  2. identified Jan 05, 2025, 11:18 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Jan 05, 2025, 11:21 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. monitoring Jan 05, 2025, 11:21 PM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

  5. resolved Jan 05, 2025, 11:26 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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