GRLevelX Placefiles
Disclaimer
The following are free placefiles. I do not host any of these myself and simply provide them here as an index. Since they are free, and usually supported by unpaid hobbyists, they are more likely to have outages and other problems than dedicated providers such as AllisonHouse. Usage is at your own risk.March 16, 2025: List updated.
| Title | Labels | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ADS-B — St. Louis (KLSX) | Aviation | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| ADS-B — Tallahassee (KTLH) | Aviation | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | Amateur Radio WCARES Linked Repeater Sites by Frequency | Reference | W4ARN | |
 | Amateur Radio Winlink RMS Gateways (MidTN) by Callsign | Reference | W4ARN | |
| APRS Positions 200 mile radius from Marathon City, WI | Reference | placefiles.hamweathernet.org | ||
 | Buoys | Observations, Marine | Red Team Weather | |
 | Buoys | Observations, Marine | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | Buoys | Observations, Marine | Placefile Nation | |
 | Buoys — Looping | Observations, Marine | Red Team Weather | |
 | CoCoRaHS — Rain | Observations | Placefile Nation | |
| CoCoRaHS — Snow | Observations | Placefile Nation | ||
 | CWA Boundaries | Reference | Placefile Nation | |
 | CWA Boundaries — Customizable Add 3-letter NWS WFO ID to end | Reference | Red Team Weather | |
 | Earthquakes — Hourly | Earthquakes | Placefile Nation | |
| Earthquakes — Last 24 Hours | Earthquakes | Placefile Nation | |
 | Flood Advisories | WWA, Hydrologic | Red Team Weather | |
 | Flood Warnings — Looping | WWA, Hydrologic | Red Team Weather | |
| GFS LAMP Guidance Hourly | Forecast, Model | Red Team Weather | ||
 | Hospitals — Tennessee | Tennessee | Placefile Nation | |
 | Iowa DOT Truck Locations | Winter, Iowa | ISU IEM | |
 | Iowa DOT Winter Road Conditions | Winter, Iowa | ISU IEM | |
 | Iowa Webcams — KCCI | Cameras, Iowa | ISU IEM | |
| Iowa Webcams — KCRG | Cameras, Iowa | ISU IEM | |
 | Iowa Webcams — Overview KCCI, KCRG, KELO | Cameras, Iowa | ISU IEM | |
 | Lightning Last 20 minutes | Lightning | Placefile Nation | |
 | Lightning Last 40 minutes | Lightning | Placefile Nation | |
 | Lightning Last 60 minutes | Lightning | Placefile Nation | |
 | Lightning Rapid Refresh (STRIKE.BOT) | Lightning | FreeLightning.com | Customize |
 | Lightning — Marked by "B" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Central Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| Lightning — Marked by "B" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Eastern Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| Lightning — Marked by "B" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Mountain Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| Lightning — Marked by "B" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Pacific Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga Weather | |
| Lightning — Not Marked by ""B"" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Central Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| Lightning — Not Marked by ""B"" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Eastern Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| Lightning — Not Marked by "B" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Mountain Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | Lightning — Not Marked by "B" Blitzortung Lightning Network, Pacific Timestamps | Lightning | Saratoga Weather | |
 | LightningCast GOES-East CONUS Alabama Sector | Lightning | CIMSS | |
| LightningCast GOES-East CONUS Sector | Lightning | CIMSS | |
| LightningCast GOES-East Meso1 Sector | Lightning | CIMSS | |
| LightningCast GOES-East Meso2 Sector | Lightning | CIMSS | |
| LightningCast GOES-West CONUS Sector | Lightning | CIMSS | |
| LightningCast GOES-West Meso1 Sector | Lightning | CIMSS | |
| LightningCast GOES-West Meso2 Sector | Lightning | CIMSS | |
 | Local Storm Reports Entire Day | Reports, Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | Mesonet — Full Oklahoma Mesonet | Observations, Oklahoma | Red Team Weather | |
 | Mesonet — Minimal Oklahoma Mesonet | Observations, Oklahoma | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR Colored by dew point, MSLP | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR Colored by dew point | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR Colored by theta-E | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR Multi-colored plot | Observations | Placefile Nation | ||
 | METAR — 1h Precip | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — 1h Precip — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — Aviation Colored by ceiling, visibility | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — Aviation — Looping Colored by ceiling, visibility | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — Classic | Observations | AllisonHouse | |
 | METAR — Classic | Observations | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | METAR — Classic | Observations | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| METAR — Classic — Looping No color | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
| METAR — Classic, full — Customizable Use ?state=IA to filter by state | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
| METAR — Classic, minimal — Customizable Use ?state=IA to filter by state | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Dew Point Dep. | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — Dew Point Dep. — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Dew Points | Observations | Placefile Nation | ||
 | METAR — Dew Points | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — Dew Points | Observations | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | METAR — Dew Points — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Heat Index | Observations | Placefile Nation | ||
 | METAR — Heat Index | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — Heat Index | Observations | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| METAR — Heat Index — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Iowa ASOS/AWOS | Observations, Iowa | ISU IEM | |
| METAR — Looping Colored by dew point, MSLP | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Pressure | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Pressure — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
| METAR — Relative Humidity | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Simple | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Simple — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
| METAR — Temperatures | Observations | Placefile Nation | ||
 | METAR — Temperatures | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Temperatures | Observations | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| METAR — Temperatures — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Temperatures and Heat Index >= 103 | Observations | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| METAR — Visibility | Observations | Placefile Nation | ||
 | METAR — Visibility | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Visibility — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Weather | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Weather — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Wetbulb Plot | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Wetbulb Plot — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Wind Barbs | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| METAR — Wind Barbs — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
| METAR — Wind Chill | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Wind Chill | Observations | Placefile Nation | |
| METAR — Wind Chill — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
| METAR — Wind Gusts | Observations | Placefile Nation | ||
 | METAR — Wind Gusts | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | METAR — Wind Gusts | Observations | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| METAR — Wind Gusts — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | ||
 | METAR — Wind Speeds | Observations | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | Mile Markers — Tennessee | Reference, Tennessee | Placefile Nation | |
 | mPING Past 15 minutes | Reports | Joe Moore (wxjoe.com) | |
 | mPING Past 15 minutes | Reports | Placefile Nation | |
| mPING Past 24 hours (12z to 12z) | Reports | Placefile Nation | |
| mPING Past 30 minutes | Reports | Joe Moore (wxjoe.com) | |
| mPING Past 30 minutes | Reports | Placefile Nation | |
| mPING Past 60 minutes | Reports | Joe Moore (wxjoe.com) | |
| mPING Past 60 minutes | Reports | Placefile Nation | |
| mPING Past 300 minutes | Reports | Placefile Nation | |
 | MTEARS — Tennessee Connected | Observations, Tennessee | Placefile Nation | |
 | MTEARS — Tennessee Not Connected | Observations, Tennessee | Placefile Nation | |
 | NAWN Plot North American Weather Network | Observations | NAWN | |
 | NEXRAD L3 Attributes — Customizable Use ?nexrad=KDMX to customize site; ?tvs for TVS only; ?poh=50 for hail probability of 50%; ?meso=4 for MESO of 4; ?max_hail for hail size limiter | Radar | ISU IEM | |
| NHC Atlantic Hurricane Tracks | Tropical | Placefile Nation | ||
| NHC Eastern Pacific Hurricane Tracks | Tropical | Placefile Nation | ||
 | NOAA Weather Radio Sites | Reference | Placefile Nation | |
 | NWPS (AHPS) River Gauges Colored by stage | Hydrologic | Red Team Weather | |
 | NWPS (AHPS) River Gauges — All Gauges | Hydrologic | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | NWPS (AHPS) River Gauges — All Gauges | Hydrologic | Placefile Nation | |
 | NWPS (AHPS) River Gauges — Flood Stage Only | Hydrologic | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | NWPS (AHPS) River Gauges — Flood Stage Only | Hydrologic | Placefile Nation | |
 | ProbSevere v2 | Severe | CIMSS | |
| ProbSevere v2 — Looping | Severe | CIMSS | |
| ProbSevere v3 — 1 Hour Loop | Severe | CIMSS | |
| ProbTor v2 | Severe | CIMSS | |
| ProbTor v2 — Looping | Severe | CIMSS | |
| ProbTor v3 — 1 Hour Loop | Severe | CIMSS | |
 | Radar Status — Alarms Last 48 hours | Radar | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| Radar Status — Level II | Radar | Placefile Nation | ||
 | Radar Status — Level II Radars Down | Radar | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | RAWS | Observations | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | RAWS | Observations | Placefile Nation | |
 | RWIS — Iowa RWIS | Observation, Iowa | ISU IEM | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 | Severe | Placefile Nation | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 | Severe | Red Team Weather | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Categorical, outlines | Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | ..........or.......... Customize |
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 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Categorical, shaded | Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Hail probabilities | Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Tornado probabilities | Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Wind probabilities | Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Hail probabilities | Severe | Placefile Nation | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Shaded | Severe | Placefile Nation | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Tornado probabilities | Severe | Placefile Nation | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 1 Wind probabilities | Severe | Placefile Nation | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 2 | Severe | Placefile Nation | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 2 | Severe | Red Team Weather | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 2 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 3 | Severe | Placefile Nation | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 3 | Severe | Red Team Weather | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 3 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | SPC Convective Outlook — Day 4 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 5 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 6 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 7 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
| SPC Convective Outlook — Day 8 | Severe | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | SPC Fire Weather Outlook — Day 1 | Fire | Placefile Nation | |
| SPC Fire Weather Outlook — Day 2 | Fire | Placefile Nation | |
 | SPC Mesoscale Discussions | Severe | Placefile Nation | ........ or ........ Customize |
| SPC Mesoscale Discussions Outlines | Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | ||
 | SPC Reports Entire Day | Reports, Severe | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | SPC Watches | Severe, WWA | Placefile Nation | |
 | SPC Watches | Severe, WWA | Placefile Nation | |
 | SPC Watches Aviation Shaded | Severe, WWA | placefiles.supercellwx.net | ........ or ........ Customize |
| SPC Watches Use ?alpha=255 to set alpha value for used color | Severe, WWA | ISU IEM | |
 | SPC Watches Aviation Outlines | Severe, WWA | placefiles.supercellwx.net | ........ or ........ Customize |
 | Special Weather Statements — Looping | WWA | Red Team Weather | |
 | SPOT Forecast | Fire | Placefile Nation | |
 | SPOT Forecast Past 12 hours | Fire | Joe Moore (wxjoe.com) | |
| SPOT Forecast Past 24 hours | Fire | Joe Moore (wxjoe.com) | |
| SPOT Forecast Past week | Fire | Joe Moore (wxjoe.com) | |
 | SPOT Forecast — Pending Only | Fire | Placefile Nation | |
 | Spotter Network Reports | Reports | Spotter Network | |
 | Spotter Network — Positions | Spotters | Spotter Network | |
| Spotter Network — Positions Members w/ 5+ Acceptable Reports Only | Spotters | Spotter Network | |
 | Spotter Network — Positions & Reports | Spotters | Spotter Network | |
 | Spotter Network — Positions & Reports w/ Names | Spotters | Spotter Network | |
 | Spotter Network — Positions w/ Names | Spotters | Spotter Network | |
| Spotter Network — Positions w/ Names Members w/ 5+ Acceptable Reports Only | Spotters | Spotter Network | |
| Spotter Network — Video Streamers | Spotters | Spotter Network | ||
| Spotter Network — Video Streamers w/ Names | Spotters | Spotter Network | ||
 | Surface Frontal Positions NWS updates every 3 hours | Analysis | placefiles.hamweathernet.org | |
 | Vectors | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | Vectors Colored by altimeter | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | Vectors Colored by theta-e | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
 | Vectors — Looping | Observations | Red Team Weather | |
| Warning Pathcast — TOR Pathcast from TIME, MOT, LOC | Severe | ISU IEM | ||
| Warning Pathcast — TOR+SVR Pathcast from TIME, MOT, LOC in warnings; add ?valid= for four hour range of historical data | Severe | ISU IEM | ||
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories Outlines with Details | WWA | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories Outlines | WWA | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories Shading with Details | WWA | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories Shading with icons | WWA | Placefile Nation | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories Shading without icons | WWA | Placefile Nation | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Marine Alerts Outlines | Marine, WWA | placefiles.supercellwx.net | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Marine Alerts Outlines with Details | WWA, Marine | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Marine Alerts Shading with Details | WWA, Marine | Saratoga-Weather.org | |
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Marine Alerts Shading with icons | WWA | Placefile Nation | |
| Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Marine Polygons Outlines | Marine, WWA | placefiles.supercellwx.net | ||
| Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Marine Polygons No shading | WWA | Placefile Nation | ||
 | Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Polygons No shading | WWA | Placefile Nation | |
| Watches, Warnings, Advisories — Polygons Outlines | WWA | placefiles.supercellwx.net |