diff --git a/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..278aa78dbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /usr/libexec/XyGrib
+./bin/XyGrib
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib.desktop b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7a288f26b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=3.6
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Type=Application
+Name=XyGrib
+Comment=GRIB File Viewer
+Comment[fr]=Visualisation de données météo au format GRIB
+Terminal=false
+Categories=XyGrib;Meteo;Utility
+Icon=XyGrib.png
+Exec=/usr/bin/XyGrib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib.png b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..472e6080f8a
Binary files /dev/null and b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/files/XyGrib.png differ
diff --git a/srcpkgs/XyGrib/patches/dont-build-own-qwt.patch b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/patches/dont-build-own-qwt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc27983cb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/patches/dont-build-own-qwt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+https://github.com/opengribs/XyGrib/commit/a687a2b9ddbd988661ba000b9a2685e7493bc92c.patch
+
+From a687a2b9ddbd988661ba000b9a2685e7493bc92c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Menno <menno__@xs4all.nl>
+Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:31:06 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] remove references to qwt from Makefiles
+
+---
+ Makefile       | 12 +-----------
+ src/xyGrib.pro |  4 ++--
+ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index f7b81e1..46c1e0c 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@ QMAKE=/usr/bin/qmake
+ 
+ INSTALLDIR=$(HOME)/XyGrib
+ MACQTBIN=/usr/local/Qt-5.3.2/bin/
+-QWTDIR=src/qwt-6.1.3
+ 
+ all: XyGrib
+ 
+-SRC= src/*.h src/*.cpp src/*/*.h src/*/*.cpp \
+-      src/qwt*/src/*.cpp src/qwt*/src/*.h
++SRC= src/*.h src/*.cpp src/*/*.h src/*/*.cpp
+ 
+ mac: $(SRC)
+ 	rm -f  ./XyGrib
+ 	rm -fr ./XyGrib.app
+ 	rm -f  src/Makefile
+ 	cd src/g2clib; make -f makefile.osx
+-	cd $(QWTDIR)/src; $(MACQTBIN)/qmake; make -j6
+ 	cd src; $(MACQTBIN)/qmake; make -j6
+ 
+ macclean:
+@@ -22,8 +19,6 @@ macclean:
+ 	rm -fr XyGrib.app
+ 	rm -f  src/XyGrib
+ 	rm -f  src/release/XyGrib.exe
+-	rm -f  $(QWTDIR)/lib/*
+-	cd $(QWTDIR)/src; $(MACQTBIN)/qmake; make clean
+ 	cd src;	$(MACQTBIN)/qmake; make clean
+ 
+ clean:
+@@ -34,15 +29,12 @@ clean:
+ 	cd src;	$(QMAKE); make clean
+ 
+ veryclean: clean
+-	rm -f  $(QWTDIR)/lib/*
+-	cd $(QWTDIR)/src; $(QMAKE); make clean
+ 	rm -f  src/g2clib/libg2c.a
+ 	rm -f  src/g2clib/*.o
+ 
+ XyGrib: $(SRC)
+ 	@ echo
+ 	rm -f ./XyGrib
+-	cd $(QWTDIR)/src; $(QMAKE); make -j6
+ 	cd src/g2clib; make
+ 	cd src; $(QMAKE); make -j6
+ 	@ echo "-----------------------------------"
+@@ -64,5 +56,3 @@ install: XyGrib
+ 	echo 'bin/XyGrib $$*' >> ./XyGrib
+ 	chmod 755 ./XyGrib
+ 	cp -af XyGrib $(INSTALLDIR)
+-
+-
+diff --git a/src/xyGrib.pro b/src/xyGrib.pro
+index 2523af8..30879ed 100644
+--- a/src/xyGrib.pro
++++ b/src/xyGrib.pro
+@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TEMPLATE = app
+ TARGET   = XyGrib
+ 
+ DEPENDPATH  += . util map GUI
+-INCLUDEPATH += . util map GUI curvedrawer qwt-6.1.3/src g2clib
++INCLUDEPATH += . util map GUI g2clib
+ 
+ # ----------------------------------------------------
+ # platform specific
+@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ else {
+ }
+ }
+ 
+-LIBS += -lbz2 -lz -lproj -lnova -Lqwt-6.1.3/lib/ -lqwt
++LIBS += -lbz2 -lz -lproj -lnova
+ LIBS +=  -Lg2clib -lg2c -lpng -ljasper  # respect order!
+ 
+ # ----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/srcpkgs/XyGrib/template b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d76d3d8febb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/XyGrib/template
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Template file for 'XyGrib'
+pkgname=XyGrib
+version=1.0.1
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-src"
+patch_args="-Np1"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="qt5-devel"
+makedepends="jasper-devel libnova-devel nettle-devel proj-devel qt5-devel qwt-devel"
+short_desc="Weather data visulization"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://opengribs.org/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/opengribs/XyGrib/releases/download/v${version}/XyGrib-${version}-src.tgz"
+checksum=2309505161577a6bf4787b8b9e7ead4ca9dfdb05b3e655b4583d69bdb9f2be9e
+
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	make_build_args="LINK=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-c++"
+fi
+
+pre_configure() {
+	sed -i "s|\$(HOME)|$DESTDIR/usr/libexec|" Makefile
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/XyGrib
+
+	vmkdir usr/share/applications
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/XyGrib.desktop 0644 usr/share/applications
+
+	vmkdir usr/share/icons
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/XyGrib.png 0644 usr/share/icons
+}