---
title: Welcome to wxbox
description: wxbox is a simple yet powerful tool for visualizing realtime weather data
template: splash
hero:
  tagline: wxbox (weatherbox) is a simple yet powerful tool for visualizing realtime weather data
  image:
    file: ../../assets/houston.webp
  actions:
    - text: Launch in browser
      link: https://app.weather.ax
      icon: right-arrow
#    - text: Read the docs
#      link: /guides/example
#      icon: right-arrow
#      variant: minimal
---

import { Card, CardGrid } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

## About wxbox

<CardGrid stagger>
	<Card title="Simple, yet powerful" icon="pencil">
		wxbox is capable of visualizing most weather data published in standard formats around the globe
	</Card>
	<Card title="Easy to access" icon="add-document">
        Open this site in any web browser to continue your session, or download the desktop client
	</Card>
	<Card title="Easily extensible" icon="setting">
		Hosting your own tiler is easy, and allows you to add your own sources outside what we have
	</Card>
	<Card title="Free and open source" icon="open-book">
		Written with Rust, the code is open for anyone to view and improve. Contributions welcome!
	</Card>
</CardGrid>
