National Weather Service Reports Nationwide Communications Outage; Forecast Pages May Be Outdated
WASHINGTON — November 13, 2026. The National Weather Service (NWS) has reported nationwide internet and communications problems, warning that some weather products on its websites may be inaccessible or display outdated information. The disruption comes as another major federal agency, the Federal Aviation Administration, confronts a separate communications outage. Officials have not established that the two events share a cause.
What the Weather Service confirmed
In an official service notice, the NWS said it was experiencing nationwide internet and communications issues. Users may be unable to retrieve some products from its webpages, or may encounter products that are no longer current. Technicians are working to restore service.
Crucially, the agency said local forecast offices continue issuing forecasts, watches and warnings, with some products accessible through external websites. The interruption to online distribution should not be interpreted as proof that the nation’s weather radar network or all warning operations have shut down.
Why outdated forecasts are a concern
People depend on NWS information to make decisions about severe thunderstorms, flooding, winter weather and other hazards. A forecast page that loads but shows old information can be especially misleading if conditions are changing rapidly. Readers should verify the issuance time on any forecast, warning or radar product rather than assuming a visible page is current.
What people should do now
If a National Weather Service webpage is unavailable or stale, check official local NWS office social-media updates, local broadcast meteorologists, emergency-management alerts and trusted weather sources that reproduce current NWS warnings. Keep emergency notifications enabled on your phone. For safety-critical decisions, verify that any alert or forecast has a recent timestamp.
Is this connected to the FAA outage?
The NWS disruption was reported on the same day as a nationwide FAA ground stop tied to air-traffic communications problems. However, no verified evidence currently establishes a shared technical failure, cyberattack or coordinated malicious activity. Investigators must determine the underlying causes before those claims can responsibly be made.
What happens next?
Technicians are working to restore access. The agency has not announced a definitive restoration timetable in the official notice reviewed. Brownstone Worldwide will monitor official updates and distinguish between an interruption to website delivery and any separately verified failure of weather-observation or warning systems.
Sources: National Weather Service official nationwide website issues notice; Reuters, November 13, 2026; KESQ News, November 13, 2026; NWS Central Operations.
Featured image is a Brownstone Worldwide editorial illustration, not a photograph of an actual NWS operations room.
