Verified and updated: November 14, 2026, 4:08 a.m. UTC
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that its radar data systems and network communications were operating normally in a bulletin issued at 23:01 UTC on November 13. The agency said there were no widespread NWS IT or network outages. For readers in Canada, the practical update is that reports of a nationwide NWS radar shutdown do not match the latest official status. The NWS radar site remains the agency’s recommended place to check its radar products.
Confusion appears to have been fuelled by an Anchorage NWS page titled “Attention: National Radar Outage.” The page now explicitly says it is no longer maintained or updated and directs visitors to the current radar site. Its presence does not establish that a nationwide outage is happening now.
The latest official operations message located for this update says no: NWS radar data systems and network communications were operating normally, with no widespread NWS IT or network outages. That bulletin was issued at 23:01 UTC on Friday, November 13. Because operational status can change, readers should check the agency’s live radar and status pages before making decisions based on a radar display.
The NWS radar website offers individual station products and a national radar mosaic. A blank display in one browser, app or region does not by itself demonstrate a national failure. It could reflect a local radar issue, delayed feed, browser problem or third-party service interruption.
The NWS page hosted by its Alaska Region includes the heading “Attention: National Radar Outage,” but the page itself says it is no longer maintained or updated. It points visitors to radar.weather.gov for current radar status. The page has no current outage update, so it should not be read as a live restoration notice.
The timing also overlapped with news about a separate Federal Aviation Administration communications disruption and flight ground stop in the United States. The NWS bulletin separately addressed rumours of a weather-radar problem: it said NWS radar and network communications were operating normally. The available official information does not identify an NWS nationwide radar failure requiring restoration, nor does it establish that the FAA disruption affected weather radar.
Canadians who use U.S. radar imagery can visit the NWS Radar site, which provides station views and a national mosaic. The NWS service status page links to operational messages and other status information. The NCEP Central Operations status messages are the primary source for agency-wide operational bulletins.
For Canadian weather decisions, use the relevant products from Environment and Climate Change Canada, including local forecasts and alerts. U.S. radar coverage is useful context near the border, but it is not a substitute for Canadian warnings. If one display is blank, compare the radar mosaic with station products and official local alerts. NWS documentation notes that a single radar can be offline for maintenance or repair even while other stations remain available.
No nationwide NWS radar restoration timeline is available in the official bulletin because it reports normal operation rather than a continuing outage. The bulletin directs users to NCEP Central Operations for later updates. That is the appropriate place to look for a new system-wide notice. Individual radar sites may still have separate planned maintenance or local service interruptions, so status can differ by station.
For now, the confirmed change is a clarification: as of the latest NWS operations bulletin found for this update, agency-wide radar and network operations were normal. The old warning page is not a reliable indicator of current status. This article does not independently measure radar availability, and the status can change after the bulletin.
The latest official bulletin found for this update reported normal radar and network operations, with no widespread NWS IT or network outage.
No. The page says it is no longer maintained or updated and directs readers to the current NWS radar site.
Use the NWS Radar site for radar views and NCEP Central Operations status messages for operational bulletins.
Sources checked: NWS Central Operations bulletin issued November 13 at 23:01 UTC; NWS Alaska Region page, marked no longer maintained; NWS Radar.
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