diff --git a/tools/RAiDER/cli/raider.py b/tools/RAiDER/cli/raider.py
index faaa3cd85..d5a433590 100644
--- a/tools/RAiDER/cli/raider.py
+++ b/tools/RAiDER/cli/raider.py
@@ -272,8 +272,12 @@ def calcDelays(iargs=None):
             continue
 
         if len(wfiles)==0:
-             logger.error('No weather model data was successfully obtained.')
-             raise RuntimeError
+            logger.error('No weather model data was successfully obtained.')
+            if len(params['date_list']) == 1:
+                raise RuntimeError
+            # skip date if mnultiple are requested
+            else:
+                continue
 
         # nearest weather model time
         elif len(wfiles)==1 and len(times)==1:
diff --git a/tools/RAiDER/models/hrrr.py b/tools/RAiDER/models/hrrr.py
index 3435c5d45..0652944df 100644
--- a/tools/RAiDER/models/hrrr.py
+++ b/tools/RAiDER/models/hrrr.py
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ def download_hrrr_file(ll_bounds, DATE, out, model='hrrr', product='prs', fxx=0,
     )
 
     # Iterate through the list of datasets
-    ds_list = H.xarray(":(SPFH|PRES|TMP|HGT):", verbose=verbose)
+    try:
+        ds_list = H.xarray(":(SPFH|PRES|TMP|HGT):", verbose=verbose)
+    except ValueError as E:
+        logger.error (E)
+        raise ValueError
+
     ds_out = None
     for ds in ds_list:
         if ('isobaricInhPa' in ds._coord_names) or ('levels' in ds._coord_names):
diff --git a/tools/RAiDER/models/weatherModel.py b/tools/RAiDER/models/weatherModel.py
index 1b28964a1..16b5f28af 100755
--- a/tools/RAiDER/models/weatherModel.py
+++ b/tools/RAiDER/models/weatherModel.py
@@ -160,9 +160,12 @@ def fetch(self, out, time):
         # write the error raised by the weather model API to the log
         try:
             self._fetch(out)
+            err = False
 
-        except Exception as E:
-            logger.error(E)
+        except Exception:
+            err = True
+
+        return err
 
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/tools/RAiDER/processWM.py b/tools/RAiDER/processWM.py
index c61db4de1..5bedcc1a8 100755
--- a/tools/RAiDER/processWM.py
+++ b/tools/RAiDER/processWM.py
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ def prepareWeatherModel(
 
     # if no weather model files supplied, check the standard location
     else:
-        weather_model.fetch(path_wm_raw, time)
+        E = weather_model.fetch(path_wm_raw, time)
+        if E:
+            print ('raise runtimeerror')
+            raise RuntimeError
 
     # If only downloading, exit now
     if download_only: