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Alert Types

Every alert type available in LuxWX and what it monitors.

How Alert Types Work

Each alert type monitors a specific weather metric from your station. When the reading crosses your threshold, an alert is triggered. When conditions return to normal (with a safety margin to prevent on/off flickering), the alert resolves automatically.

Some alert types suppress less severe alerts in the same category. For example, if an Extreme Cold alert fires, the Frost Warning and Freeze Warning won't also fire — you'll only get the most severe notification.

Temperature

Frost Warning

Triggers when air temperature drops below your threshold (default: 36°F / 2°C). An early warning before actual freezing.

Freeze Warning

Triggers at freezing (default: 32°F / 0°C). Suppresses Frost Warning — you won't get both.

Hard Freeze

Triggers at sustained sub-freezing temperatures (default: 28°F / -2°C). Suppresses Frost and Freeze warnings.

Extreme Cold

Triggers at dangerously low temperatures (default: 0°F / -18°C). Suppresses all lesser cold alerts.

Heat Advisory

Triggers when temperature exceeds your threshold (default: 100°F / 37.8°C).

Wind

High Wind

Triggers when sustained wind speed exceeds your threshold (default: 25 mph / 11 m/s). Useful for securing outdoor equipment.

Extreme Wind

Triggers at dangerously high winds (default: 58 mph / 26 m/s). Suppresses High Wind alerts.

Sustained Wind

Triggers when average wind speed stays above your threshold over a period, filtering out brief gusts.

Lightning

Lightning Detected

Triggers when your station's lightning sensor detects any strike within range. A general heads-up that electrical activity is in the area.

Lightning Nearby

Triggers when lightning is detected within a closer range (default: 10 km / 6 miles). Suppresses the general detection alert.

Lightning Close

Triggers when lightning is dangerously close (default: 3 km / 2 miles). Suppresses both lesser lightning alerts. Seek shelter immediately.

Precipitation

Rain Started

Triggers when precipitation is first detected. Useful for knowing when to bring things inside or close windows.

Heavy Rain

Triggers when rain rate exceeds your threshold (default: 0.5 in/hr / 12.7 mm/hr).

Extreme Rain

Triggers at very high rain rates (default: 2 in/hr / 50.8 mm/hr). May indicate flash flood risk. Suppresses Heavy Rain.

Hail Detected

Triggers when your station detects hail impacts. Separate from rain — you'll get hail alerts even during rain.

Humidity

Low Humidity (Fire Risk)

Triggers when relative humidity drops below your threshold (default: 15%). Low humidity combined with wind creates wildfire risk.

High Dew Point

Triggers when dew point rises above your threshold (default: 70°F / 21°C). High dew points feel oppressively muggy.

Tropical Humidity

Triggers at extreme dew points (default: 75°F / 24°C). Dangerous heat stress conditions. Suppresses High Dew Point.

Pressure

Rapid Pressure Drop

Triggers when barometric pressure falls rapidly over 3 hours. Often precedes storms or severe weather.

Rapid Pressure Rise

Triggers when pressure rises rapidly over 3 hours. Can indicate strong wind shifts or clearing weather.

UV & Safety

High UV Index

Triggers when UV index exceeds your threshold (default: 8). Apply sunscreen and limit sun exposure.

Extreme UV Index

Triggers at dangerous UV levels (default: 11). Avoid outdoor exposure. Suppresses High UV.

OSHA Heat Stress (WBGT)

Uses Wet Bulb Globe Temperature to assess heat stress risk for outdoor workers. Multiple severity levels from Caution through Extreme Danger, following OSHA guidelines.

Equipment

Low Battery / Critical Battery

Monitors your weather station's battery voltage. Get notified before your station goes offline due to low power.

Station Offline

Triggers when your station stops sending data. Could indicate a power failure, network issue, or hardware problem.

Solar Production

Solar Production Anomaly

Compares your Tempest weather station's solar radiation reading against your SolarEdge inverter's actual production. When the sun is shining but your panels aren't producing as expected, this alert fires with an estimated daily dollar loss. Covers snow, dirt, shading, and equipment issues. Requires SolarEdge integration.

The alert only fires during daylight hours when solar radiation is above 200 W/m², and only when both your weather station and SolarEdge have sufficient data. Auto-resolves when production recovers.

Vineyard Alerts

LuxWX also offers specialized alerts for vineyards — frost risk forecasts, disease pressure, spray windows, and more. These use forecast models and accumulated data rather than simple thresholds.

Learn about vineyard alerts →