Supercell Wx

Supercell Wx is a free, open source application to visualize live and archive NEXRAD Level 2 and Level 3 data, and severe weather alerts. It displays continuously updating weather data on top of a responsive map, providing the capability to monitor weather events using reflectivity, velocity, and other products.

Please be sure to check out the documentation before getting started: Supercell Wx Documentation

Supported Platforms

Supercell Wx supports the following 64-bit operating systems:

• Windows 10 (1809 or later)
• Windows 11
• Linux
  • Arch Linux (EndeavourOS, SteamOS [Steam Deck], and other Arch derivatives)
  • Fedora Linux 34+
  • openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • Ubuntu 22.04+
  • Most distributions supporting the GCC Standard C++ Library 11+

Linux Dependencies

Supercell Wx requires the following Linux dependencies:

• Linux/X11 (Wayland works too) with support for GCC 11 and OpenGL 3.3
• X11/XCB libraries including xcb-cursor

FAQ

Frequently asked questions:

• Q: Why is the map black when loading for the first time?

  • A. You must obtain a free API key from either (or both) MapTiler which currently does not require a credit/debit card, or Mapbox which does require a credit/debit card, but as of writing, you will receive 200K free requests per month, which should be sufficient for an individual user.

• Q: Why is it that when I change my color table, API key, grid width/height settings, nothing happens after hitting apply?

  • A. As of right now, you must restart Supercell Wx in order to apply these changes. In future iterations, this will no longer be an issue.

• Q. Is it possible to get dark mode?

  • A. In Windows, make sure to set the flag -style fusion at the end of the target path of the .exe
    • Example: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Supercell-Wx\bin\supercell-wx.exe -style fusion
  • A. In Linux, if you're using KDE, Supercell Wx should automatically follow your theme settings.

• Q: How can I contribute?

  • A. Head to Developer Setup and Contributing to configure the Supercell Wx development environment for your IDE. Currently Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code are recommended, with other IDEs remaining untested at this time.