supercell-wx/README.md

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.