NexView is a Open Source Windows program in the Other category, developed by Fahrenheit Research. The current version is 2.0.1; you can download it safely from its official source with the download button above.
Open-source NEXRAD Level 2 weather radar viewer written in Rust. Downloads real-time radar data directly from AWS and renders it with map overlays.
๐ Release notes (2.0.1)
NexView v2.0.1 โ Performance Edition
New Features
- Multi-radar group animation โ Ctrl+Click radars to add to group, synced loop animation across all active radars with parallel S3 download
- Composite GIF export โ Export multi-radar groups as composited GIF animations (1920x1080)
- Bilinear interpolation renderer โ GR2Analyst-quality smooth rendering with gate and azimuth interpolation
- Dynamic resolution scaling โ Render resolution adapts to zoom level (1024/2048/4096px)
- 3D cross-section view โ Perspective-projected vertical cross-section with drag-to-rotate, ground plane grid
- Custom color tables โ Load GR2Analyst (.pal) and RadarScope color table formats, 6 built-in presets
- Per-radar opacity โ Individual opacity sliders for each radar in multi-radar groups
Improvements
- 4-panel view โ Now uses smooth renderer, custom color tables, and dynamic resolution
- Cross-section click fix โ Tool clicks (cross-section, measure, sounding) no longer conflict with map panning
- Animation performance โ Eager texture pre-rendering, eliminated 25-50MB Level2File clones per frame
- Elevation locking โ Animation frames locked to frame 0 elevation angle, prevents tilt flickering
- Faster downloads โ 8 concurrent S3 downloads (up from 4)
macOS Users
If you see a Gatekeeper warning, right-click the app and select "Open", or run:
xattr -cr /Applications/NexView.app
Downloads
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Windows x64 โNexView-Windows-x64.zip
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macOS Apple SiliconโNexView-macOS-AppleSilicon.dmg
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macOS Intel โNexView-macOS-Intel.dmg
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Linux x64 โNexView-Linux-x64.tar.gz
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