# CANWarn\_NG - Weather Alert System For Canadians

**URL:** https://community.allstarlink.org/t/canwarn-ng-weather-alert-system-for-canadians/24501
**Category:** Third-Party Apps
**Created:** [April 23, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/canwarn-ng-weather-alert-system-for-canadians/24501 "2026-04-23T21:22:27Z")
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### Author: ![W5GLE](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/w5gle/32/4480_2.png) [@W5GLE](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/W5GLE)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/canwarn-ng-weather-alert-system-for-canadians/24501/1 "2026-04-23T21:22:27Z")

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**CANWarn-NG** is a **weather-alert automation service for Canadian repeater and linking systems** that already run **Asterisk** and **app\_rpt** (the same stack **AllStarLink 3+** uses). It is the **Canadian counterpart** to the idea behind **SkywarnPlus-style** tooling: it **polls official public alert data** , decides what applies to the regions you configure, and can **drive your node** with **voice announcements** , **tail/wx audio** , **courtesy tones / ID changes** , **scripts** , optional **Pushover / webhooks / email** , and **DTMF “describe”** behaviour (SkyDescribe-style) so users can query status from the radio.

**Data source:** It uses **Environment and Climate Change Canada** alerts exposed through **MSC GeoMet** (`weather-alerts`), keyed by MSC **`feature_id`** regions—not **NWS** county or zone codes. Alert text can follow **English or French** depending on how you configure language for the feed.

**Who it is for:**  **Canadian** (or cross-border) **sysops and groups** who want **timely, automated MSC weather alerts on AllStar / Asterisk nodes** without building custom polling and audio glue. It fits **SKYWARN-minded** or **public-safety-minded** repeater teams that want **on-air awareness** integrated with **existing Asterisk** workflows, plus a **local web dashboard** (alerts, health, configuration) for operators.

**Who it is not for:** Anyone expecting **U.S. National Weather Service** CAP/zone semantics out of the box, or anyone who needs alerts **without** a Linux + Asterisk ( **`asterisk` user** ) environment as described in the project README.

**One-line pitch for ASL3+:** _“MSC/ECCC weather alerts for your ASL node—same repeater-friendly operational model as SkywarnPlus-style stacks, built for Canadian GeoMet regions and bilingual MSC text.”_

> **[GitHub - hardenedpenguin/CANWarn\_NG: CANWarn-NG - Modern async weather alert system for...](https://github.com/hardenedpenguin/CANWarn_NG)**
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> CANWarn-NG - Modern async weather alert system for amateur radio repeaters with real-time web interface, Canadian Warn API integration, and Asterisk connectivity