GRLevelX Placefiles and generator scripts
Saratoga-weather is happy to provide some placefiles from our website for free use with GRLevelX software, and the respective scripts to produce the placefiles are available on GitHub in case you would like to run copies of the scripts.
NWS Land and Marine Alerts placefiles
This script set gets JSON alert data from api.weather.gov/alerts and formats a placefile for GRLevelX software.
The 'areas' links provide a filled-in, color-coded area applying to the alert with a mouse-over icon to display details about the alert in a tooltip pop-up.
The 'outlines' links provide a color-coded outline of the alert area that pops up a tooltip with details about the alert.
Placefiles to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
NWS Land Alert areas | https://saratoga-weather.org/alerts-placefile/alert-areas.php |
NWS Land Alert outlines | https://saratoga-weather.org/alerts-placefile/alert-details.php |
NWS Marine Alert areas | https://saratoga-weather.org/alerts-placefile/alert-marine-areas.php |
NWS Marine Alert outlines | https://saratoga-weather.org/alerts-placefile/alert-marine-details.php |
The scripts are available on GitHub at https://github.com/ktrue/NWS-alerts-placefile if you would like to run the scripts on your personal weather website.
These scripts do not require cron -- data is gathered and cached every 5 minutes automatically,
Sample Display
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NWS Alerts with areas shaded |
NWS Storm Prediction Center Convective Risk placefiles
This script set gets JSON outlook data from the SPC GIS Convective Outlooks and formats a placefile for GRLevelX software to display outlines of the areas with risk hazards. A mouse-over the line will popup a text tooltip with details about the risk area.
The SPC-placefile.php script is to be accessed by including the website URL in the GRLevelX placefile manager window.
Placefiles to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
SPC Day 1 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day1.php |
SPC Day 2 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day2.php |
SPC Day 3 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day3.php |
SPC Day 4 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day4.php |
SPC Day 5 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day5.php |
SPC Day 6 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day6.php |
SPC Day 7 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day7.php |
SPC Day 8 | https://saratoga-weather.org/SPC-placefile/day8.php |
The scripts are available on GitHub at https://github.com/ktrue/SPC-placefile if you would like to run the scripts on your personal weather website.
These scripts do not require cron -- data is gathered and cached every 8 minutes automatically,
Sample Display
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SPC Day 1 sample |
METAR conditions placefile
This script set gets METAR data from aviationweather.gov and formats a placefile for GRLevelX software to display icons for weather conditions/sky conditions, wind barbs for wind direction/speed, and mouse-over popups with text for the current METAR report from the station.
Placefile to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
METAR placefile | https://saratoga-weather.org/metar/metar-placefile.php |
The scripts are available on GitHub at https://github.com/ktrue/metar-placefile if you would like to run the scripts on your personal weather website.
Note that this script set has a part to gather the data to be run via cron.
Sample Display
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METAR conditions display |
RAWS conditions placefile
This script set gets data from the National Interagency Fire Center Public View - Interagency Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) and formats a placefile for GRLevelX software to display icons for Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS), and mouse-over popups with text for the current observation from the RAWS.
Placefile to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
RAWS placefile | https://saratoga-weather.org/RAWS-placefile/RAWS.php |
The scripts are available on GitHub at https://github.com/ktrue/RAWS-placefile if you would like to run the scripts on your personal weather website.
Note that this script set has a part to gather the data to be run via cron.
Sample Display
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RAWS conditions display |
AHPS data from NOAA-AHPS stream gauge levels
This script set gets AHPS data from water.weather.gov and formats a placefile for GRLevelX software to display icons for stream gauge levels/alerts, and mouse-over popups with text for the current observation from the gauge.
Placefile to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
AHPS All Gauges | https://saratoga-weather.org/ahps/ahps-placefile.php |
AHPS Alerts only Gauges (Low Levels, Near Flood, Minor Flood, Moderate Flood, Major Flood) | https://saratoga-weather.org/ahps/ahps-placefile-alerts.php |
The scripts are available on GitHub at https://github.com/ktrue/ahps-placefile if you would like to run the scripts on your personal weather website.
Note that this script set has a part to gather the data to be run via cron.
Sample Display
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AHPS gauges only in alert condition |
Buoy data from NOAA-NDBC buoy observations
This script set gets buoy data from www.ndbc.noaa.gov and formats a placefile for GRLevelX software to display icons for buoys, and mouse-over popups with text for the current observation from the buoy.
Placefile to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
Buoy Data | https://saratoga-weather.org/buoy-placefile/buoys.php |
The scripts are available on GitHub at https://github.com/ktrue/buoy-placefile if you would like to run the scripts on your personal weather website.
Note that this script set has a part to gather the data to be run via cron.
Sample Display
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West Coast buoy sample |
USA Blitzortung North American lightning placefiles
Saratoga-weather.org operates a Blitzortung lightning detector so we offer placefiles for lightning detection from Blitzortung.org network.
The placefiles contain the same stroke information with four different timezones and choice of 'B' marked or plain lightning icons.
Placefile to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
(Pacific time) icons with 'B' | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefile.txt |
(Mountain time) icons with 'B' | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefileMT.txt |
(Central time) icons with 'B' | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefileCT.txt |
(Eastern time) icons with 'B' | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefileET.txt |
(Pacific time) plain icons | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefile-nob.txt |
(Mountain time) plain icons | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefile-nobMT.txt |
(Central time) plain icons | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefile-nobCT.txt |
(Eastern time) plain icons | https://saratoga-weather.org/USA-blitzortung/placefile-nobET.txt |
The scripts are available on GitHub at https://github.com/ktrue/BO-mapgen if you would like to run the scripts on your personal weather website.
Note that this script set has a part to gather the data to be run via cron.
You must be operating a Blitzortung detector that is sending data to Blitzortung.org as the script requires a Blitzortung userid:password to run.
Sample Display
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Blitzortung Eastern Time - strokes with 'B' |
North American Regional Weather Networks
The North American Weather website was founded by Jack Ahern in May, 2008 as a home site and forum for the growing number of Affiliated Regional Weather Networks around the world. It provides a platform to run the global collection process for station data (for presentation on the global map) and to generate lists of member networks and tally an overall member station count.
This placefile has popup tooltip conditions displays for all members of the Regional Networks in the USA. Conditions are sampled at 5 minute intervals and stations reporting conditions in the prior hour are included in the display. Both Regional map and Global map scripts are available for use on personal weather websites.
Placefile to use in GRLevelX Placefile Manager window | |
NAWX members conditions | https://www.northamericanweather.net/members-placefile.txt |
The scripts used to produce this placefile are only run on the NAWX website. You can submit an application to join a regional network by filling out a Join/Signup request at the appropriate Regional network listed below.
Sample Display
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North American Regional Network PWS Member conditions |
Affiliated Regional Weather Networks
- Africa
- Namibia Weather Network 26 Stations in Namibia
- Canada
- Canadian Atlantic Weather Network 6 Stations in E-QC,NB,NS,PE,NL
- Ontario Weather Network 5 Stations in ON,W-QC
- Quebec Weather Network 3 Stations in E-ON,QC,NB,NS
- Saskatchewan Weather Network 1 Stations in SK
- Western Canada Weather Network 6 Stations in BC,AL
- Europe
- Austria Weather Network 19 Stations in Austria
- Benelux Weather Network 92 Stations in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
- Czech Republic Weather Weather Network 7 Stations in Czech Republic
- European Weather Network 278 Stations in Europe
- Germany Weather Network 35 Stations in Germany
- Hellas Meteo Network 85 Stations in Greece
- Iberian Peninsula Weather Network 30 Stations in Spain, Portugal, Andorra
- Ireland Weather Network 26 Stations in Ireland
- Portugal Weather Network 49 Stations in Portugal
- Slovenia Weather Network 21 Stations in Slovenia
- United Kingdom Weather Network 60 Stations in England, Wales, Scotland, N.I.
- Pacific
- Australian Weather Network 23 Stations in ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
- New Zealand Local Weather Network 46 Stations in North Island, South Island
- USA
- Alaskan Weather Network 5 Stations in AK
- Mid-Atlantic Weather Network 26 Stations in PA, NJ, WV, VA, DE, MD, DC
- Mid-South Weather Network 18 Stations in TX, OK, AR, LA
- Midwestern Weather Network 56 Stations in MN, WI, MI, IA, IL, IN, OH, MO, KY
- North American Weather Network USA: National
- Northeastern Weather Network 42 Stations in PA, NJ, NY,CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME
- Northwest Weather Network 22 Stations in WA, OR, ID, MT
- Plains Weather Network 10 Stations in OK, KS, ND, NE, SD
- Rocky Mountain Weather Network 16 Stations in WY, CO, NM
- Southeastern Weather Network 24 Stations in TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL
- Southwestern Weather Network 25 Stations in AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT