# SkywarnPlus-NG — weather and geo-hazard voice alerts for AllStar / app\_rpt nodes **URL:** \ **Category:** Third-Party Apps\ **Created:** [July 4, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/skywarnplus-ng-weather-and-geo-hazard-voice-alerts-for-allstar-app-rpt-nodes/24730 "2026-07-04T14:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 4, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/skywarnplus-ng-weather-and-geo-hazard-voice-alerts-for-allstar-app-rpt-nodes/24730/1 "2026-07-04T14:58:20Z")
**SkywarnPlus-NG** is a modern weather-alert system for **Asterisk / app\_rpt** (AllStar Link 3) nodes. It polls official feeds, announces alerts on your repeater with TTS, and gives you a web dashboard to configure and monitor everything. It is a full rewrite of the original [SkywarnPlus](https://github.com/Mason10198/SkywarnPlus) by Mason Nelson (N5LSN/WRKF394), aimed at ASL3 nodes with a packaged install and an easier UI. ## What it does - **Voice announcements** on your node(s) when alerts change (new, updated, all-clear) - **Web dashboard** for configuration, live status, health, and history - **DTMF SkyDescribe** so users can request alert details on the air - **Quiet hours** so voice can stay silent overnight while monitoring continues - Optional **notifications** (email, Pushover, SMS, webhooks) when alerts or geo hazards are announced ## NWS county weather (core) Configure one or more **NWS county/zone codes**. SkywarnPlus-NG polls the National Weather Service and can announce the usual products for your area, including: - Tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood / flood - Winter weather, heat, wind, and other NWS watches/warnings/advisories - **Fire weather** (e.g. Red Flag Warning) — these are normal NWS alerts, not the wildfire perimeter feed below You control what is announced (filters, blocked events, suffixes, county names, etc.) from the Configuration page. ## Optional geo hazards (v1.6.0) Separate from county codes. Set a **shared position** once (gpsd and/or static lat/lon), then enable only what you want. Each type has **monitor** and **voice** toggles so you can track on the dashboard without talking on the air. | Feature | What it announces | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | **Tropical cyclones** | Advisories within range | NOAA NHC (Atlantic, East Pacific, Central Pacific) | | **Earthquakes** | Quakes above your magnitude/distance limits | USGS | | **Wildfire incidents** | Active fire **perimeters** (not Red Flag) | NIFC WFIGS | | **Tsunami** | Watch / advisory / warning at your position | NWS point alerts | | **Space weather** | Geomagnetic storms, radio blackouts, solar radiation | NOAA SWPC (global) | | **Volcano notices** | Latest aviation color-code notice per volcano in range | USGS VONA | All geo hazards default to **off**. ## Requirements - 64-bit Linux ( **amd64** or **arm64** ) - **asl3-asterisk** (user `asterisk`) and **asl3-tts** - Outbound Internet for NWS and other feeds ## Install (recommended) Debian package via the Hardened Penguin APT repo, or a `.deb` from GitHub Releases: - Project & docs: [GitHub - hardenedpenguin/SkywarnPlus-NG: SkywarnPlus-NG - Modern async weather alert system for amateur radio repeaters with real-time web interface, NWS API integration, and Asterisk connectivity · GitHub](https://github.com/hardenedpenguin/SkywarnPlus-NG) - Releases (v1.6.0): [Release Release v1.6.0 · hardenedpenguin/SkywarnPlus-NG · GitHub](https://github.com/hardenedpenguin/SkywarnPlus-NG/releases/tag/v1.6.0) - APT repo: [Hardened Penguin APT Repository](https://hardenedpenguin.github.io/hardenedpenguin-apt/) ```bash # One-time keyring, then: sudo apt update sudo apt install skywarnplus-ng sudo systemctl enable --now skywarnplus-ng ``` Dashboard (default): `http:///skywarnplus-ng/` Default login: **admin** / **skywarn123** — change this immediately under Configuration. ## Who it’s for Repeater and node operators who want reliable **on-air weather alerts** on AllStar, with optional **earthquake, wildfire, tropical, tsunami, space weather, and volcano** monitoring when it matters for their area—without hand-editing a pile of scripts. Questions, bug reports, and feature requests are welcome on [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/hardenedpenguin/SkywarnPlus-NG/issues). ---
**Author:** ![WX1NWA](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/wx1nwa/32/4402_2.png) [@WX1NWA](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WX1NWA)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/skywarnplus-ng-weather-and-geo-hazard-voice-alerts-for-allstar-app-rpt-nodes/24730/2 "2026-07-27T05:59:41Z")
I tried this and it doesn't generate a SOUNDS directory. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/skywarnplus-ng-weather-and-geo-hazard-voice-alerts-for-allstar-app-rpt-nodes/24730/3 "2026-07-27T11:58:27Z")
You are gonna need to be alot more detailed of what your problem is. You are the first and only report of sound issues that I am aware of.