RTWX Operator Manual

Welcome to the Realtime Weather Explorer (RTWX)! RTWX is a browser-based application allowing you to quickly access live weather radar data from the NEXRAD network, lightning strike data from Blitzortung, weather alerts directly from NWS, and soon predictive weather forecasts from a custom-built predictive weather engine!

This manual is intended to get scope operators up and running with their RTWX scope as quickly as possible.

Currently Implemented Features:

• Radar scope

Features In Development:

• Lightning strike data

Planned Features:

• NWS alerts
• Predictive Weather Engine

Contents

• Requirements
• Opening RTWX
• The Scope
• Local Operations
• Data Server
• Command Reference

Requirements

RTWX is a realtime browser application and therefore requires an internet connection. In addition, RTWX requires WebAssembly support (your browser version must be newer than November 2017) and is rendered entirely via WebGL. Your browser and hardware must support WebGL 2.0, which is supported by all semi-modern GPUs (integrated GPUs will work) and all browsers released after February 2022.

Opening RTWX

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The Scope

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Local Operations

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Data Server

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Command Reference

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