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Winter maintenance made easy with data and forecasts from your roads

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Save thousands in a single shift with the most accurate road weather forecasts

"Instead of bringing in people at midnight or before... we said, hey, let's do it—built our forecast and operations around Wx Horizon forecast, and we were able to save almost $10,000 in material and staff time in that one 12 hour shift..."

— Zan McKinney, Operations Manager, Independence, Missouri

Make your winter maintenance decisions with precision

Wx Horizon is designed specifically for winter road maintenance professionals. It uses Vaisala Cast Sensors deployed along your local roads and the Xcast technology to deliver the best road weather forecasting accuracy. This allows you to make winter road maintenance decisions with confidence and save on costs, use less salt, and keep your communities safe.

Keep the roads safe for your community regardless of the weather.

Plan your operations with confidence.

Know what's happening on your roads

Build your snow and ice management operations around high-quality sensor data and the #1 road weather forecasts. This allows you to save in material costs and staff time.

Stay informed 24/7

Alerts and notifications keep you up to date on changing weather conditions so that you can focus on maintaining road safety.

From reactive to proactive

Stay ahead of any storms so you can efficiently plan how to deal with them in advance. Keep your crew happy by informing them well ahead of time where they need to be and when.

Powerful features for efficient winter maintenance planning

Sensors

Sensor data gives you some road surface reality from your critical locations and also is used to reduce errors in the forecast by up to 70%.

Alert notifications

Get notified via text or email if any hazardous weather is forecasted for your road network.

Radar, satellite and the latest National Weather Hazards

Monitor storms in real time with all the data integrated right into your map.

Road weather forecast graphs

Up to 72 hours of hyper-local road weather forecast data. So you know exactly what will happen on your road surface.

10-day weather forecast

10-day outlook allows you to plan well in advance and look after the well-being of your crew.

Sensors

Sensor data gives you some road surface reality from your critical locations and also is used to reduce errors in the forecast by up to 70%.

Alert notifications

Get notified via text or email if any hazardous weather is forecasted for your road network.

Radar, satellite and the latest National Weather Hazards

Monitor storms in real time with all the data integrated right into your map.

Road weather forecast graphs

Up to 72 hours of hyper-local road weather forecast data. So you know exactly what will happen on your road surface.

10-day weather forecast

10-day outlook allows you to plan well in advance and look after the well-being of your crew.

To measure is to know

Forecasts are only as good as the data you put into the models. The best way to enhance them is to use accurate sensor data from your local roads.

Choose the most critical areas in your road network and deploy the sensors to get real measurements and improved forecasts. Deploying an entire network of sensors can be done within a day.

Vaisala Cast Sensors allow any city or municipality to get the same quality local weather data and forecasts as used by large DoTs, transforming their winter maintenance practices.

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”We have found the Wx Horizon data to be invaluable in winter maintenance and after one season has shown significant cost savings in both overtime labor and materials."

Kelly Maurer

Director of Public Works

Cranberry Township, PA

See how drivers experience the road conditions

How did you do with your ice and snow removal actions?

Access sensor data from cars* driving on your roads to see whether your winter maintenance actions were effective and identify road sections that may need further treatment.

*Feature available as an optional add-on

Tire grip information

See where cars are experiencing low friction to target treatments and validate the effectiveness of your ice and snow removal actions

Air temperature

Know real-time air temperature in different parts of your city or municipality

Sign up for a 30-day free trial

Sign up for Wx Horizon Pro for free for 30 days! In just five minutes you'll have access to the most accurate road weather forecasts for your network.

What's included:

  • 72-hour road weather forecasts for five user defined locations on your network (which you can move at any time)

  • Alert Notifications for critical road surface conditions

  • Radar, satellite, National Weather Hazards, and 10-day weather forecasts

Free trial does not include sensors.

No credit card required.

Pricing

Find a plan that works for your business.

30-day Free Trial

Free

Experience Wx Horizon for yourself. Sign up today and start your free trial straight away.

Features:

  • 72-hour road weather forecasts at 5 locations on your network

  • Alert Notifications

  • Radar, satellite, NWS hazards, and 10-day weather forecasts

Pro

Starting at
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8,000/yr

Packages start with 5 Vaisala Cast Sensors for $8,000/year, with more sensors available at extra cost.

Features:

  • Vaisala Cast Sensors — real-time data collected from your roads

  • 72-hour road weather forecasts at 10 locations on your network

  • Alert Notifications

  • Radar, satellite, NWS hazards, and 10-day weather forecasts

  • Connected car data (available at extra cost)

FAQs

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

What happens if a Cast 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?