# Vilho Väisälä (slim)

> Vilho Väisälä is founder of Vaisala. Xweather Weather API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Founder, Vaisala.

Vilho Väisälä founded Vaisala in 1936 and was its long-time managing director.

## What Vilho builds

- [Xweather Weather API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/xweather.md), graded B, 67.2/100, in Weather & climate data. Xweather Weather API from Vaisala returns current conditions, forecasts to 15 days, history from 2004, official alerts, lightning, hail, air quality, maritime and road weather. Agents reach it as a REST API or a hosted MCP server. Founder, Vaisala, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Brandon Clark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brandon-clark/), Product Manager, API and Maps

## Questions

### Who is Vilho Väisälä?

Vilho Väisälä founded Vaisala in 1936 and was its long-time managing director.

### What does Vaisala Oyj make?

Anchor Terminal lists Xweather Weather API from Vaisala Oyj.

### How are Vilho's tools graded?

Xweather Weather API is graded B, 67.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkclark/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkclark
- https://www.xweather.com
- https://x.com/vaisalaxweather
- https://www.xweather.com/support
- https://www.xweather.com/contact
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaisala

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