WXTX.info provides a message relay service for wilderness adventurers. If you have a satellite messaging device, you can request and receive custom weather reports, government agency weather reports, grib files, and AI search results. You could use this service as a backup or your primary information system.
Supported devices and channels currently include Garmin messaging devices and email. In the future, text messages and other devices will be added.
When you sign up you'll be able to create your own weather reports from Open-Meteo for your current position, your predicted position, or any position you like.
Use cases:
- You are in the wilderness or on the ocean out of cell phone range
- You want a backup when your cell service and internet are down
- You need weather or other information for your location
- You want a less expensive option than Starlink or IridiumGo
- It's not practical to carry lots of equipment where you're going
- You want to enjoy wilderness time without distraction, but you also need up-to-date weather and other information
How it works
- Send a message to wxtx.info using a hashtag for the report you want
- Send a grib request formatted for Saildocs
- Your report is sent back to your device in multiple text messages. The site has numerous built-in reports, and you can create your own from various public and private sources.
Features
- Use the WXTX.info website to create custom weather reports from Open-Meteo
- Test all your reports in the browser or by email before you travel
- Receive encoded grib files. We provide a phone app that you can use to decode grib messages into a .grb file.
- Receive any plain text file from the internet
- Search with AI
- Reverse geocoding
You should know
- Using this service can cause many messages to be sent to your device
- You should have an unlimited messaging plan!
- Real-time support may not be available. Test your device and reports before you go.