What is BloomWX LiveDash?

LiveDash is a full-screen, no-chrome kiosk view of the BloomWX weather dashboard. It puts radar, current conditions, the next 12-hour forecast, the 7-day outlook, active NWS alerts, and storm reports on one always-visible page sized for a 1920x1080 monitor. Designed to run unattended for weeks on a wall display.

How much does LiveDash cost?

Nothing. BloomWX and LiveDash are completely free, ad-free, and require no signup or login.

Can I run LiveDash on a Raspberry Pi?

Yes. A Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB RAM or higher) running Raspberry Pi OS with Chromium in kiosk mode handles LiveDash comfortably on a 1080p HDMI display. Total hardware cost is under $100.

What URL do I use for my county?

The pattern is /livedash/ - . For example /livedash/cook-il for Cook County Illinois, /livedash/los-angeles-ca for LA County, /livedash/harris-tx for Houston.

Can I show a city instead of a whole county?

Yes. Use /livedash/city/ — for example /livedash/city/bakersfield-ca centers the radar and forecast on Bakersfield rather than the larger Kern County centroid.

How do I change the radar zoom level?

Append ?zoom=N to the URL where N is between 4 and 14. Default is 9 (~50 mile square). Try ?zoom=11 for street-level detail or ?zoom=7 for a regional view.

Does LiveDash refresh itself?

Yes. Live data refreshes every minute. Forecast data refreshes every 10 minutes. The page also reconnects automatically when the network drops.

Where does the data come from?

All weather data is sourced directly from official U.S. government feeds: NWS for forecasts and alerts, NOAA NEXRAD for radar imagery, USGS for river/flood gauges, NESDIS for satellite imagery, AirNow for air-quality.

BloomWX LiveDash — Free Stand-Alone Weather Kiosk Dashboard for Raspberry Pi & Wall Displays

BloomWX LiveDash — Free Stand-Alone Weather Kiosk DashboardBloomWX LiveDash is a full-screen always-on weather monitor for your wall, your shop, your school, your ham shack, your emergency operations center, or anywhere a glance at radar, forecast, and alerts is worth a permanent screen. Open a URL — that's the install. No app, no login, no subscription. Designed for 1080p displays; runs unattended for weeks on a Raspberry Pi or any web browser in kiosk mode.What's on a LiveDash

Radar map — interactive NEXRAD composite from NWS, centered on your county, auto-refreshing every minute.

Current conditions — temperature, wind, sky cover, NWS forecaster narrative.

Next 12 hours — hourly temperature plus sky icons.

7-day forecast — high/low and precipitation probability per day.

Active NWS alerts — Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm, Flash Flood, Winter Storm Warnings.

Storm reports — recent local storm reports for hail, wind, tornadoes.

Who runs a weather kiosk

Emergency managers — county EOC wall display.

Schools — front-office monitor showing the day's weather and active alerts.

Ham radio operators — radio shack situational awareness.

Storm chasers — pre-rolled mobile setup with a 12V monitor.

Marinas and small airports — pilot/captain briefing screen.

Outdoor venues — golf clubs, ski resorts, amusement parks, stadiums.

Newsrooms — bullpen wall display alongside the network feed.

Weather hobbyists — home-shack wall display.

URL patternEvery LiveDash is a stable URL: /livedash/<county-state> for a county, /livedash/city/<city-state> for a specific city, and append ?zoom=N (4–14) to override the radar zoom. Examples: /livedash/cook-il, /livedash/los-angeles-ca, /livedash/harris-tx, /livedash/miami-dade-fl.Set up on a Raspberry Pi (under $100)The cheapest path to a 24/7 weather wall display: a Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi 5 running Chromium in kiosk mode. Install Raspberry Pi OS, create a launch script with chromium-browser --kiosk https://bloomwx.com/livedash/<your-county>, disable screen blanking, add the script to autostart, and walk away. Total cost $80–$120 if you already have a monitor.Same pattern works on any always-on Linux box, a Mac mini, an Intel NUC, or a re-purposed laptop with the lid open. Anything that runs Chromium, Firefox, or Safari in full-screen mode is enough.Data sourcesNational Weather Service (weather.gov) for forecasts and alerts, NOAA NEXRAD for radar, USGS for river and flood gauges, NESDIS for satellite imagery, AirNow for air quality. No proprietary or paywalled data — same feeds professional meteorologists use.