GLSN Lite is a lightweight, open-source Python tool that fetches and displays active weather alerts for Great Lakes Region using the National Weather Service (NWS) API.
It is a simplified, community-friendly edition of the private GLSN project, designed for transparency & educational use.
- Fetches live weather alerts for WI, MI, OH, IL, and IN directly from NWS.
- Displays event type, severity, affected areas, and effective/expiration times.
- Command-line interface (CLI) with no extra setup required.
- Lightweight β only depends on
requestsand colorama.
Clone the repository and install the required dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/GLSevereNetwork/GLSN-lite.git
cd GLSN-lite
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.pyContributions are welcome! Feel free to fork this repo, open an issue, or submit a pull request to suggest improvements.
This project is licensed under the GNU GPLv3 License.