HeatTrackR

The event weather console.

HeatTrackR is built for people running a race or outdoor event, not for browsing a forecast at home. These are the surfaces you use after you sign in.

Dashboard

The event home screen. A WBGT gauge, max and average, instrument cards with freshness, a compact NWS forecast strip, and a heat-warning banner when alerts are active. This is the screen medical and ops staff keep open.

Event dashboard: WBGT gauge, course schematic, instrument cards, and alert count.
Event dashboard: WBGT gauge, course schematic, instrument cards, and alert count.

Map

A dark MapLibre view of the event. Instruments and NWS stations are marked and colored by alert state and freshness. Upload up to twelve KML or GeoJSON overlays — course lines, zones, landmarks — from tools such as Google Earth or RideWithGPS.

Course overlay with an on-course instrument, colored by the same Normal–Critical bands used on the map.
Course overlay with an on-course instrument, colored by the same Normal–Critical bands used on the map.

Instruments

Register on-site devices (the UI defaults to a Kestrel 5400FW), issue a one-time bearer token, and assign the instrument to an event. The table shows WBGT, temperature, humidity, wind, and whether the station is current, delayed, or offline.

Instruments in more detail
Instrument table with WBGT, freshness, Kestrel 5400FW devices, and api.heattrackr.com ingest.
Instrument table with WBGT, freshness, Kestrel 5400FW devices, and api.heattrackr.com ingest.

Alerts

Rules on WBGT or other metrics: greater than, less than, or between. Target a specific instrument, any instrument, the event average, max, min, the forecast, or a stale/offline station. Severities are information, advisory, warning, and critical. You can require a condition to hold for a duration before it fires, and set a different clear threshold. When a rule fires, staff acknowledge it in the same console. HeatTrackR does not send SMS, push, or alert email.

In-console alerts and rules. Triggered, acknowledged, and cleared live in the same screen — not SMS or paging.
In-console alerts and rules. Triggered, acknowledged, and cleared live in the same screen — not SMS or paging.

Analytics and export

Line charts for WBGT, temperature, humidity, heat index, and wind. Choose raw samples or 1-, 5-, 15-, 30-minute, or hourly rolls. Toggle sources, overlay forecast by issue time, and export a JSON bundle of the event — observations, forecasts, rules, and alerts.

Historical WBGT with event avg/max/min, forecast overlay, and JSON export.
Historical WBGT with event avg/max/min, forecast overlay, and JSON export.

Organizations and roles

An organization holds members and events. Roles are org admin, event admin, and event viewer. Members can be limited to specific events. There is no public or embeddable dashboard — every operational screen is behind a sign-in.

Not in this version

  • Outbound paging — no SMS, push, or alert email. Acknowledgments happen in the app.
  • Public or shareable dashboards. Staff need an account.
  • Native mobile apps. HeatTrackR is a web console.
  • Weather sources outside the U.S. National Weather Service.
  • CSV or PDF export. The archive export is JSON.

Open the console.

Create an account, verify your email, and set up an organization. There is no sales form in front of the app.

Get startedSign in